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Turnices

plural noun
Tur·​ni·​ces | \ ˈtərnəˌsēz\

Definition of Turnices

: a small suborder of Gruiformes comprising the button quails and the plain wanderer

History and Etymology for Turnices

New Latin, plural of Turnic-, Turnix

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