- Coturnix
- Coturnix Coturnix n.
a genus of birds comprising the Old World quail.
Syn: genus {Coturnix}. [WordNet 1.5]
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Coturnix
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coturnix — /keuh terr niks/, n. any of several small Old World quails of the genus Coturnix, esp. C. japonica (Japanese quail), widely used as a laboratory animal. [1758; < NL; L coturnix, coturnix quail] * * * … Universalium
