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COLINUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
New World quail: the bobwhites
Synonyms:
Colinus; genus Colinus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Colinus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Colinus"):
bobwhite; bobwhite quail; partridge (a popular North American game bird; named for its call)
Holonyms ("Colinus" is a member of...):
family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)
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