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ortolan
(encz) | ortolan, n: |
Ortolan
(gcide) | 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.] (Zool.)
(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 oenanthe).
(c) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail ({Porzana
Carolina}). See Sora.
[1913 Webster] |
ortolan
(wn) | ortolan
n 1: brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy [syn:
ortolan, ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana] |
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ortolan bunting
(encz) | ortolan bunting, n: |
portolan
(encz) | portolan,portolánová mapa n: [lod.] xo |
portolan chart
(encz) | portolan chart,portolánová mapa [lod.] xo |
Ortolan
(gcide) | 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.] (Zool.)
(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 oenanthe).
(c) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail ({Porzana
Carolina}). See Sora.
[1913 Webster] |
ortolan bunting
(wn) | ortolan bunting
n 1: brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy [syn:
ortolan, ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana] |
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