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OREORTYX

Dictionary entry overview: What does Oreortyx mean?

• OREORTYX (noun)
The noun OREORTYX has 1 sense:

1. mountain quail of western United States

Familiarity information: OREORTYX used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• OREORTYX (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Mountain quail of western United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Oreortyx; Oreortyx

Hypernyms ("Oreortyx" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Oreortyx"):

mountain partridge; mountain quail; Oreortyx picta palmeri (California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail)

Holonyms ("Oreortyx" is a member of...):

Perdicidae; Perdicinae; subfamily Perdicidae; subfamily Perdicinae (Old World partridges)

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