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OREORTYX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Oreortyx mean?
• OREORTYX (noun)
The noun OREORTYX has 1 sense:
1. mountain quail of western United States
Familiarity information: OREORTYX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mountain quail of western United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Oreortyx; Oreortyx
Hypernyms ("Oreortyx" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Oreortyx"):
mountain partridge; mountain quail; Oreortyx picta palmeri (California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail)
Holonyms ("Oreortyx" is a member of...):
Perdicidae; Perdicinae; subfamily Perdicidae; subfamily Perdicinae (Old World partridges)
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