bobwhite
pronunciation
How to pronounce bobwhite in British English:
UK ['bɒbwaɪt]
How to pronounce bobwhite in American English:
US [ 'bob,waɪt]
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- Noun:
- a popular North American game bird; named for its call
Word Origin
- bobwhite (n.)
- North American partridge, 1819, so called from the sound of its cry.
Example
- 1. We raise bobwhite quail , chukars , coturnix quail and pheasants .
- 2. Any of several birds , such as the ruffed grouse or the bobwhite , similar or related to the partridge .
- 3. The bobwhite , for example , common in the south-eastern and eastern united states , is decreasing .
- 4. A pair of american burying beetles prepares to bury a bobwhite quail carcass .