ORTOLAN


Meaning of ORTOLAN in English

n. (in full ortolan bunting) Zool. a small European bird, Emberiza hortulana, eaten as a delicacy.

[ F f. Prov., lit. gardener, f. L hortulanus f. hortulus dimin. of hortus garden ]

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