bobwhite

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bobwhite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bobwhite \Bob"white`\, n. (Zool.)
     The common quail of North America (Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus
     ); -- so called from its note.
     [1913 Webster]

bobwhite - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bobwhite
      n 1: a popular North American game bird; named for its call
           [syn: bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge]