ˌōrēˈȯrd.iks noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from ore- + Greek ortyx quail; akin to Sanskrit vartaka, vartika quail
: a genus of birds (family Perdicidae) comprising the mountain quail of the western United States
ˌōrēˈȯrd.iks noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from ore- + Greek ortyx quail; akin to Sanskrit vartaka, vartika quail
: a genus of birds (family Perdicidae) comprising the mountain quail of the western United States
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012