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Oreortyx

noun
Ore·​or·​tyx | \ ˌōrēˈȯrtiks\

Definition of Oreortyx

: a genus of birds (family Perdicidae) comprising the mountain quail of the western U.S.

History and Etymology for Oreortyx

New Latin, from ore- + Greek ortyx quail; akin to Sanskrit vartaka, vartika quail

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