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Answer for the clue "Type genus of the Turnicidae button quail ", 6 letters:
turnix

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Turnix \Tur"nix\, n. [NL., fr. L. coturnix a quail.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicid[ae] . These birds resemble quails and partridges in general appearance and in ...