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Francolin
Fran′co-lin
,Noun.
[F.; cf. It.
francolino
, Sp. francolin
.] (Zool.)
A spurred partidge of the genus
Francolinus
and allied genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species (F. vulgaris
) was formerly common in southern Europe, but is now nearly restricted to Asia.