Dictionary![]() ![]() co•tur•nixPronunciation: (ku-tûr'niks), [key] —n. any of several small Old World quails of the genus Coturnix, esp. C. japonica (Japanese quail), widely used as a laboratory animal. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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