family Turnicidae

Thesaurus

Noun

1.family Turnicidae - small Old World birds resembling but not related to true quailTurnicidaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsGruiformes, order Gruiformes - inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustardsgenus Turnix, Turnix - type genus of the Turnicidae: button quailgenus Pedionomus, Pedionomus - plain wanderer