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coturnix

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co·tur·nix  (k-tûrnks)
n.
A small, stub-tailed Eurasian quail (Coturnix coturnix) having sandy, streaked plumage and commonly used in laboratory research. Also called Japanese quail.
[Latin coturnx, quail.]
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Noun1.coturnixCoturnix - Old World quail                      
genus Coturnix
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Phasianidae, Phasianidae - pheasants; quails; partridges
Old World quail - small game bird with a rounded body and small tail


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Hair cell regeneration after acoustic trauma in adult Coturnix quail.
Feasibility of treating hearing disorders with stem cells: update by Corrales, C. Eduardo / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The males of the quail species Coturnix japonica scrap readily, and gamblers in Asia used to pit them against each other like fighting cocks, Ophir says.
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The use of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) promises to be a cost-effective alternative for endocrine-disruptor testing, and the draft revised OECD test guideline 206 is currently being adapted for this species (45).
Ecological Risk Assessment of Endocrine Disruptors by Egmond, Roger van / Environmental Health Perspectives
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