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Definition of Turnix
1. Noun. Type genus of the Turnicidae: button quail.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Turnicidae, Turnicidae
Member holonyms: Bustard Quail, Button Quail, Button-quail, Hemipode, Ortygan
Definition of Turnix
1. n. Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicidæ. These birds resemble quails and partridges in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in important anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually lacking. They are found in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the East Indian Islands, and esp. in Australia and adjacent islands, where they are called quails (see Quail,
Medical Definition of Turnix
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Turnix
Literary usage of Turnix
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"They are polygamous, and inhabit sandy districts. Some of them, the turnix, Bonnat.
... HI, 622, or turnix maculatus, Vieill. Gal. pi. ..."
2. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1867)
"turnix Dussumieri, GR Gray, List of Gallina BM p. 41. ... turnix melanogaster,
GR Gray, Gen. of B. iii. p. 511. a, b. Moreton Bay. ..."
3. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1877)
"The Speckled turnix (TuR- NIX SCINTILLANS, Gould)... The Black-backed turnix (turnix
MELANOTUS) The Chestnut-backed turnix (turnix ..."
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