Bobwhite Definition

bŏb-wīt, -hwīt
bobwhites
noun
bobwhites
A small North American quail (Colinus virginianus) having markings of brown and white on a gray body; partridge.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
bobwhite
Plural:
bobwhites

Origin of Bobwhite

  • Imitative of its call

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Onomatopoeia.

    From Wiktionary

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