The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Grassland birds have declined by 53% since 1970—a loss of 700 million adults in the 31 species studied, including meadowlarks and northern bobwhites.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 19, 2019
It’s not just bobwhites that lost habitat, Cecil said.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 22, 2015
But at the same time, farming practices and residential development replaced habitat where bobwhites once thrived.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 22, 2015
Menaboni makes pets of many birds; ducklings have swum in his bathtub, bobwhites have made themselves at home in his living room and a screech owl has perched on his easel.
From Time Magazine Archive
She could see why bunnies and bobwhites loved fallow fields.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
