BOBWHITE


Meaning of BOBWHITE in English

/bob"hwuyt", -wuyt"/ , n.

any of several American quail of the genus Colinus, esp. C. virginianus (northern bobwhite) , having mottled reddish-brown, black, and white plumage. See illus. under quail .

[ 1805-15, Amer.; from its cry, as heard by speakers of English ]

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