francolin

American  

[frang-kuh-lin] / ˈfræŋ kə lɪn /

noun

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

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francolin British  

/ ˈfræŋkəʊlɪn /

noun

1. any African or Asian partridge of the genus Francolinus

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Etymology

Origin of francolin

1585–95; < French < Italian francolino < ?

Example Sentences

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

Of game birds there are: five kinds of francolin, two kinds of knorhaan, sand grouse, quail and crested paauw.

From Supplement to Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador Supplement to an Address Presented by Lt.-Colonel William Wood, F.R.S.C. Before the Second Annual Meeting of the Commission of Conservation in January, 1911 by Wood, William Charles Henry

Then the scared birds came back: the waxbills, and love-birds, and finches, and sparrows darted in and out among the bushes, and the partridge, and quail, and francolin ventured down to drink.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

Not so, by Allah, O my lord; but I saw yonder francolin, which brought to my mind an extraordinary thing; and 'twas on this wise.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir