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Coturnix

noun
Co·​tur·​nix | \ kəˈtərniks\

Definition of Coturnix

: a genus of birds (family Phasianidae) containing the common European and other Old World quails

History and Etymology for Coturnix

New Latin, from Latin, quail

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