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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ortygan

· Or·ty·gan · IPA
01 n. One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera Ortygis and Hemipodius. They resemble quails, but lack the hind toe. See Turnix.
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    One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera Ortygis and Hemipodius. They resemble quails, but lack the hind toe. See Turnix.(Zool.) See: Turnix