turnix
Noun
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Type genus of the Turnicidae: button quail (synset 102022416)
is a type of: bird genus - a genus of birdsmember holonym:
- bustard quail, button quail, button-quail, hemipode - small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
- ortygan - any of several East Indian birds
belongs to: family turnicidae, turnicidae - small Old World birds resembling but not related to true quailsame as: genus turnix
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