Pedionomus
noun
Ped·i·on·o·mus
ˌpedēˈänəməs
: a monotypic genus of Australian birds (family Turnicidae) consisting of the plain wanderer and closely related to the button quails
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek pedionomos plain-dweller, from pedi- + -nomos (from nemein to inhabit, pasture)