ˌtərˈnisəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Turnic-, Turnix, type genus + -idae
: a usually monotypic family of Old World chiefly terrestrial birds (suborder Turnices) comprising the button quails — see turnix
• tur·ni·cine ˈtərnəˌsīn, -_sə̇n adjective