English search results for: landrail
#1
noun
Definitions:
- bird (migrates with quail)
- corncrake/landrail
- quail (L+S)
- quail-leader
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Age:
Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
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Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
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Source:
William Whitaker’s personal guess
#2
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: masculine
Definitions:
- (ortolan L+S)
- (perh. corncrake/landrail)
- bird accompanying quail on migration
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#3
noun
- declension: 1st declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- bird (migrates with quail)
- corncrake/landrail
- quail (L+S)
- quail-leader
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)