francolin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of francolin
1585–95; < French < Italian francolino < ?
Example Sentences
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I woke up before sunrise to the twitter — “see here, see here” — of a small, reclusive gray francolin.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2011
Hungarian and chukar partridges from Europe and India thrive so well that stocking experiments are being conducted with the black francolin from Pakistan, the red jungle fowl from Kashmir, and the Himalayan snow cock.
From Time Magazine Archive
That evening we had a delicious dinner of francolin partridges.
From The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs by Baker, Samuel White, Sir
Of these the most valuable for the table are the partridge, the francolin, and the woodcock.
From History of Phoenicia by Rawlinson, George
One sort of francolin is still to be met with in the countries of Europe that border on the Mediterranean.
From Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) by Various
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