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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ortygan  \Or"ty*gan\,  n.  [Gr.  ?,  ?,  a  quail.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  One  of  several  species  of  East  Indian  birds  of  the  genera 
  {Ortygis}  and  {Hemipodius}.  They  resemble  quails,  but  lack 
  the  hind  toe.  See  {Turnix}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ortygan 
  n  :  any  of  several  East  Indian  birds 




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