coturnice

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin cōturnīcem; attested from the late 13th[1] or early 14th century.[2] Cf. also the older cotornice (“quail”).

Noun

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coturnice f (plural coturnici)

  1. rock partridge (Alectoris graeca)

References

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  1. ^ http://tlio.ovi.cnr.it/TLIO/
  2. ^ coturnice in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore

Latin

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Noun

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cōturnīce

  1. ablative singular of cōturnīx
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