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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bird of the family Turnicidæ; a hemipod.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
- noun small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
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