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Ortygan

Ortygan Meaning & Definition
Ortygan Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ortygan?

[n] any of several East Indian birds

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See Also | genus Turnix | Turnix | wader | wading bird

Ortygan In Webster's Dictionary

\Or"ty*gan\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a quail.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera {Ortygis} and {Hemipodius}. They resemble quails, but lack the hind toe. See {Turnix}.

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