FRANCOLIN


Meaning of FRANCOLIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfraŋ-k(ə-)lən ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Italian francolino

Date: 1653

: any of a genus ( Francolinus ) of partridges of chiefly southern Asia and Africa

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