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Definitions for bobwhite
ˈbɒbˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪtbob·white
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Princeton's WordNet
bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridgenoun
a popular North American game bird; named for its call
Wiktionary
bobwhitenoun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
Wikipedia
bobwhite
Colinus is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae. Members of the genus are commonly known as bobwhites.
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bobwhite
A bobwhite is a small North American bird of the quail family, known for their distinctive call which sounds like "bob-white". It is also known as the Virginia quail or Bobwhite quail. The bird has rounded body, short wings and tail, and is typically brown with black or white markings. They live in a variety of habitats including open woodlands, field borders, and grasslands where they feed on seeds, young plants, and small insects.
Webster Dictionary
Bobwhitenoun
the common quail of North America (Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus); -- so called from its note
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bobwhite in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bobwhite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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