colin

[ kol-in ]

noun
  1. any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.

Origin of colin

1
1620–30; <Mexican Spanish colín, perhaps <Nahuatl zōlin, through misreading of the older spelling çolin

Other definitions for Colin (2 of 2)

Colin
[ kol-in, koh-lin; French kaw-lan; German koh-lin, -leen ]

noun
  1. a male given name.

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