Definition of Genus coturnix

1. Noun. Old World quail.

Exact synonyms: Coturnix
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Phasianidae, Phasianidae
Member holonyms: Old World Quail

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Coturnix

genus Corylopsis
genus Corylus
genus Corynebacterium
genus Corypha
genus Coryphantha
genus Corythosaurus
genus Coscoroba
genus Cosmocampus
genus Cosmos
genus Costia
genus Cotinga
genus Cotinus
genus Cotoneaster
genus Cottus
genus Cotula
genus Coturnix
genus Coumarouna
genus Cracticus
genus Crambe
genus Crangon
genus Craspedia
genus Crataegus
genus Crateva
genus Crax
genus Crepis
genus Crescentia
genus Crex
genus Cricetus

Literary usage of Genus coturnix

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1897)
"... in shape pointed ovals; uniform pale olive-brown in colour. Average measurements, 1-4 by 1-1 inch. THE QUAILS. genus coturnix. ..."

2. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The Genus Perdix comprises the Gray Partridge, P. cinerea, of Europe, which is about twelve inches long. The genus coturnix includes the Common European ..."

3. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal by William Chambers, Robert Chambers (1844)
"From these and other minor differences, ornithologists have arranged the quails under a distinct genus ( Coturnix) ; and as the species inhabiting the old ..."

4. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1897)
"... in shape pointed ovals; uniform pale olive-brown in colour. Average measurements, 1-4 by 1-1 inch. THE QUAILS. genus coturnix. ..."

5. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The Genus Perdix comprises the Gray Partridge, P. cinerea, of Europe, which is about twelve inches long. The genus coturnix includes the Common European ..."

6. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal by William Chambers, Robert Chambers (1844)
"From these and other minor differences, ornithologists have arranged the quails under a distinct genus ( Coturnix) ; and as the species inhabiting the old ..."

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