ortygan
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek, stem of ὄρτυξ (órtux, “quail, Coturnix”).
Noun
[edit]ortygan (plural ortygans)
- (obsolete) Any of various buttonquails.
References
[edit]- “ortygan”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.