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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)

  1. Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.

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