Definition of "bobwhite" [bob•white]

• A small North American quail (Colinus virginianus) having brown plumage with white markings. (noun)

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• "[Illustration: Bluebird.] "The 'bobwhite' is the funniest little bird."
• "And what are mearns quail, I thought that they are bobwhite quail."
• "The tom had squatted in the 3-foot tall grass amd held like a bobwhite until I was about to step on him."