Bobwhite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bobwhite \Bob"white`\, n. (Zool.)
     The common quail of North America ({Colinus, or Ortyx,
     Virginianus}); -- so called from its note.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  bobwhite
       n : a popular North American game bird; named for its call [syn:
            {bobwhite quail}, {partridge}]