genus oreortyx

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   mountain quail of western United States

   SynonymsOreortyx

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofPerdicidae

Questions about genus oreortyx

What does genus oreortyx mean?

genus oreortyx means "mountain quail of western United States".

What is another word for genus oreortyx?

Close synonyms include Oreortyx. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus oreortyx a common word?

genus oreortyx is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.