BOBWHITE


Meaning of BOBWHITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbäb-ˈhwīt, -ˈwīt ]

noun

Etymology: imitative

Date: 1819

: any of a genus ( Colinus ) of quail ; especially : a popular game bird ( C. virginianus ) of eastern and central North America having mottled chiefly reddish-brown plumage

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