GENUS COLINUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

New World quail: the bobwhites

Synonyms:

Colinus; genus Colinus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Colinus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Colinus"):

bobwhite; bobwhite quail; partridge (a popular North American game bird; named for its call)

Holonyms ("genus Colinus" is a member of...):

family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)