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Answer for the clue "Old World quail ", 8 letters:
coturnix

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Coturnix \Coturnix\ n. a genus of birds comprising the Old World quail. Syn: genus Coturnix .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Coturnix is a genus of eight extant species and two known extinct species of Old World quail . The genus name is the Latin for the common quail . The quails are related to the francolins , jungle bush quail , snowcocks and rock partridges . Species of Coturnix ...