FRANCOLIN


Meaning of FRANCOLIN in English

[ 'fraŋkə(ʊ)lɪn ]

■ noun a large game bird resembling a partridge, found in Africa and South Asia. [Genus Francolinus : many species.]

Origin

C17: from Fr., from Ital. ~o .

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