northern bobwhite

noun

A bird of the species Colinus virginianus, native to eastern North America.

Similar
Virginia quailbobwhite quailColinus virginianus
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Meanings

nounnorthern bobwhite (plural northern bobwhites)

plural northern bobwhites

  1. A bird of the species Colinus virginianus, native to eastern North America.

    Synonyms: Virginia quail, bobwhite quail

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bird of the species Colinus virginianus, native to eastern North America.

Similar
Virginia quailbobwhite quail

More synonyms by meaning

nouna favorite game bird of eastern and central United States

Similar
Colinus virginianus
Broader
bobwhitebobwhite quailpartridge
Also see
virginia quail

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From its distinctive call.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan colí de Virgínia
  • colí de VirgíniaColinus virginianus
Chinese Mandarin 山齒鶉 /山齿鹑
  • 山齒鶉 /山齿鹑 (shānchǐchún)Colinus virginianus
Dutch boomkwartel
  • boomkwartelColinus virginianus
French colin de Virginie
  • colin de VirginieColinus virginianus
German Virginiawachtel
  • VirginiawachtelColinus virginianus
Japanese コリン鶉
  • コリン鶉 (korin'uzura)Colinus virginianus
Korean 콜린메추리
  • 콜린메추리 (kollinmechuri)Colinus virginianus
Russian вирги́нская америка́нская куропа́тка
  • вирги́нская америка́нская куропа́тка (virgínskaja amerikánskaja kuropátka)Colinus virginianus
Turkish Amerika bıldırcını
  • Amerika bıldırcınıColinus virginianus
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“northern bobwhite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20bobwhite. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “northern bobwhite,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20bobwhite.

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