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francolin

[ frang-kuh-lin ]

noun

  1. any of numerous Eurasian and African partridges of the genus Francolinus, having sharply spurred legs.


francolin

/ ˈfræŋkəʊlɪn /

noun

  1. any African or Asian partridge of the genus Francolinus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of francolin1

1585–95; < French < Italian francolino < ?
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Word History and Origins

Origin of francolin1

C17: from French, from Old Italian francolino , of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

Fuzzy horizontal red bands near the bottom of the image represent the drone of insects, and the ascending thin red pillars just below the bands show birdcalls, including those of the Natal francolin and the chinspot batis, pictured below.

The Form and Function room is filled with artfully mounted animals — including a caracal leaping to capture a ground-dwelling bird called a black francolin — and the skeletons of native and non-native mammals and birds.

From Nature

A caracal catches a black francolin in the Form and Function room.Credit:

From Nature

Francolin are common, and storks were seen, but scarcely any other birds, and bees and butterflies are rare.

They hunt the ibex and shoot the francolin and the bustard, and make soup of them.

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