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co⋅tur⋅nix
[kuh-tur-niks] 
–noun
| any of several small Old World quails of the genus Coturnix, esp. C. japonica (Japanese quail), widely used as a laboratory animal. |
Origin:
1758; < NL; L cōturnix, coturnix quail
1758; < NL; L cōturnix, coturnix quail
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| co·tur·nix (kə-tûr'nĭks) n. A small, stub-tailed Eurasian quail (Coturnix coturnix) having sandy, streaked plumage and commonly used in laboratory research. Also called Japanese quail. [Latin coturnīx, quail.] |
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