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fran·co·lin (fraŋ′kō lin)

noun

any of a genus (Francolinus, family Phasianidae) of African and Asiatic partridges

Etymology: Fr < It francolino

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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