northern bobwhite

noun

See under bobwhite.

Words nearby northern bobwhite

norther, northerly, northern, northern blot, northern blot analysis, northern bobwhite, northern cameroons, northern canoe, northern cape, northern corn rootworm, northern corn-leaf blight

Definition for northern bobwhite (2 of 2)

bobwhite
[ bob-hwahyt, -wahyt ]
/ ˈbɒbˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt /

noun

any of several American quail of the genus Colinus, especially C. virginianus (northern bobwhite), having mottled reddish-brown, black, and white plumage.

Origin of bobwhite

1805–15, Americanism; from its cry, as heard by speakers of English

British Dictionary definitions for northern 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