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Webster 1913 Edition
Bobwhite
Bob′whiteˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
The common quail of North America (
Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus
); – so called from its note. Definition 2024
bobwhite
bobwhite
English
Noun
bobwhite (plural bobwhites)
- Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
Derived terms
- crested bobwhite
- northern bobwhite
- spot-bellied bobwhite
- Yucatan bobwhite