bobwhite
bobwhite(亦作 bobwhite quail)noun- a New World quail with mottled reddish-brown plumage, and typically a pale throat and eyestripe
山齿鹑
- Genus Colinus, family Phasianidae: two species, in particular the northern bobwhite (C. virginianus)
白喉鹌鹑属,雉科: 2种,尤指山齿鹑(拉丁名C. virginianus)
语源- early 19th cent.: imitative of its call
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