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Ortolan
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What's The Definition Of Ortolan?
[n] brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ortolan: Emberiza hortulana | ortolan bunting Related Terms | Find terms related to Ortolan: See Also | bunting | Emberiza | genus Emberiza Ortolan In Webster's Dictionary \Or"to*lan\, n. [F., fr. It. ortolano ortolan, gardener,
fr. L. hortulanus gardener, fr. hortulus, dim. of hortus
garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens.
See {Yard} an inclosure, and cf. {Hortulan}.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A European singing bird ({Emberiza hortulana}), about the
size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed
delicious food when fattened. Called also {bunting}.
(b) In England, the wheatear ({Saxicola [oe]nanthe}).
(c) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail ({Porzana
Carolina}). See {Sora}.
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