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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of a small group of birds containing 15 species, all but one of which are in the genus Turnix.
2. 2
   small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bustard quailbutton quailbutton quailbutton-quailbuttonquailbuttonquail

Etymology

From hemi- + -pode.

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