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Meaning of ORTYGAN

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  any of several East Indian birds
 

ORTYGAN is a 7 letter word that starts with O.

 

 See Also: genus Turnix, Turnix, wader, wading bird

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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