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Meaning of TURNICIMORPHAE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tur`ni*ci*mor"ph[ae]\, n. pl. [NL. See {Turnix},
and {-morphous}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of birds including Turnix and allied genera,
resembling quails in appearance but differing from them
anatomically.
 

 

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