Found 2 items, similar to ortolan.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ortolan ortolan n : brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy [syn: ortolan bunting , Emberiza hortulana]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ortolan Ortolan \Or"to*lan\, n. [F., fr. It. ortolano ortolan, gardener, fr. L. hortulanus gardener, fr. hortulus, dim. of hortus garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens. See Yard an inclosure, and cf. Hortulan.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A European singing bird (Emberiza hortulana), about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when fattened. Called also bunting. (b) In England, the wheatear (Saxicola [oe]nanthe). (c) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail (Porzana Carolina ). See Sora. [1913 Webster]