bobwhite

[ bob-hwahyt, -wahyt ]

/ ˈbɒbˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt /

noun, plural bob·whites, (especially collectively) bob·white.

any of several true quails of the genus Colinus, family Odontophoridae, including C. virginianus(northern bobwhite ), distributed through much of the Americas, having mottled reddish-brown, black, and white plumage: the bobwhite gets its name from its whistling call, which sweeps upward in pitch as an easily discernible “bob-white.”

Origin of bobwhite

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; imitative of its call

Words nearby bobwhite

bobsy-die, bobtail, bob up, bob veal, bobweight, bobwhite, bob wire, bocaccio, bocage, Boca Raton, Boccaccio

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Example sentences from the Web for bobwhite

For until a bobwhite is nearly grown it lives almost entirely upon insects.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast|Harry Thom Payne
The bobwhite roosts on the ground and always remains in single broods.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast|Harry Thom Payne
Unlike the bobwhite or the Montezuma quail of Mexico, the valley quail bunches in the fall.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast|Harry Thom Payne
Sweet to his ear sounded the call of bobwhite from the yellow grain.
The Kentucky Warbler|James Lane Allen

Ruffed grouse rapidly disappearing; bobwhite becoming scarce.
Our Vanishing Wild Life|William T. Hornaday

British Dictionary definitions for bobwhite

bobwhite

/ (ˈbɒbˌwaɪt) /

noun

a brown North American quail, Colinus virginianus, the male of which has white markings on the head: a popular game bird

Word Origin for bobwhite

C19: of imitative origin

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单词	bobwhite
释义	bobwhite [ bob-hwahyt, -wahyt ] / ˈbɒbˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt / noun, plural bob·whites, (especially collectively) bob·white. any of several true quails of the genus Colinus, family Odontophoridae, including C. virginianus(northern bobwhite ), distributed through much of the Americas, having mottled reddish-brown, black, and white plumage: the bobwhite gets its name from its whistling call, which sweeps upward in pitch as an easily discernible “bob-white.” Origin of bobwhite An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; imitative of its call Words nearby bobwhite bobsy-die, bobtail, bob up, bob veal, bobweight, bobwhite, bob wire, bocaccio, bocage, Boca Raton, Boccaccio Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bobwhite For until a bobwhite is nearly grown it lives almost entirely upon insects. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast\|Harry Thom Payne The bobwhite roosts on the ground and always remains in single broods. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast\|Harry Thom Payne Unlike the bobwhite or the Montezuma quail of Mexico, the valley quail bunches in the fall. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast\|Harry Thom Payne Sweet to his ear sounded the call of bobwhite from the yellow grain. The Kentucky Warbler\|James Lane Allen Ruffed grouse rapidly disappearing; bobwhite becoming scarce. Our Vanishing Wild Life\|William T. Hornaday British Dictionary definitions for bobwhite bobwhite / (ˈbɒbˌwaɪt) / noun a brown North American quail, Colinus virginianus, the male of which has white markings on the head: a popular game bird Word Origin for bobwhite C19: of imitative origin 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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