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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ortolan \Or"to*lan\, n. [F., fr It ortolano ortolan, gardener,
fr L. hortulanus gardener, fr hortulus dim. of hortus
garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens.
See {Yard} an inclosure, and cf {Hortulan}.] (Zo["o]l.)
a A European singing bird ({Emberiza hortulana}), about the
size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed
delicious food when fattened. Called also {bunting}.
b In England, the wheatear ({Saxicola [oe]nanthe}).
c In America, the sora, or Carolina rail ({Porzana
Carolina}). See {Sora}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
ortolan
n : brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy [syn: {ortolan
bunting}, {Emberiza hortulana}]
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