Associations to the word «Turnicidae»

Wiktionary

TURNICIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Turniciformes   — the buttonquail.

Dictionary definition

TURNICIDAE, noun. Small Old World birds resembling but not related to true quail.

Wise words

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John Locke