bobwhite
noun
any of several American quail of the genus Colinus, especially C. virginianus (northern bobwhite) having mottled reddish-brown, black, and white plumage.
Origin:
1805–15, Americanism; from its cry, as heard by speakers of English
1805–15, Americanism; from its cry, as heard by speakers of English
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| —n | |
| a brown North American quail, Colinus virginianus, the male of which has white markings on the head: a popular game bird | |
| [C19: of imitative origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
bobwhite
N.Amer. partridge, 1819, so called from the sound of its cry.
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