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Definition: ortygan
ortygan
n : any of several East Indian birds
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Definition: Ortygan
Ortygan
\Or"ty*gan\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a quail.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera
Ortygis and
Hemipodius. They resemble quails, but lack
the hind toe. See
Turnix.
[1913 Webster]