(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:59:41

Tur`ni*ci*mor"phae (?), n. pl. [NL. See Turnix, and -morphous.] Zool.

A division of birds including Turnix and allied genera, resembling quails in appearance but differing from them anatomically.

 

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