n. Any of a small family of birds containing 15 species, all but one of which are in the genus Turnix.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Same as hemipod.
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n. small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains