Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any bird of the genus Rollulus; a roulroul. See cut under
Rollulus .
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Examples
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It makes for a neat scenario: The curassow and the wood-quail and the ground-cuckoo disappeared from this small patch of forest—why?
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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It makes for a neat scenario: The curassow and the wood-quail and the ground-cuckoo disappeared from this small patch of forest—why?
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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He used his language's name for the bird called the marbled wood-quail in English.
NYT > Home Page 2009
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He used his language's name for the bird called the marbled wood-quail in English.
NYT > Home Page 2009
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