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• noun (Context 1)
Any of various small, terrestrial, quail-like birds belonging to the family Turnicidae, native to warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Australia, and parts of Europe, characterized by a lack of a hind toe and a polyandrous mating system.
Usage Example
"As we walked through the dense Australian savanna, a tiny turnicid suddenly flushed from the grass and darted into the underbrush."
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turnicid
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