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bobwhite

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bob·white  (bb-hwt, -wt)
n.
A small North American quail (Colinus virginianus) having brown plumage with white markings.
[Imitative of its call.]
bobwhite [ˈbɒbˌwaɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a brown North American quail, Colinus virginianus, the male of which has white markings on the head: a popular game bird
[of imitative origin]
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Noun1.bobwhitebobwhite - a popular North American game bird; named for its call
bobwhite quail, partridge
Colinus, genus Colinus - New World quail: the bobwhites
Colinus virginianus, northern bobwhite - a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States
quail - small gallinaceous game birds


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