☆ bob·white (bäb′hwīt′, -wīt′)
noun pl. -·whites′ or -·white′
a small North American quail (Colinus virginianus) having markings of brown and white on a gray body; partridge
Etymology: echoic, after its call
n.
quail, partridge, Colinus (Latin); see bird 1.
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