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ortygan

ortygan noun: any of various buttonquails.

Noun

ortygan (plural ortygans)

  1. (obsolete) Any of various buttonquails.

Forms of ortygan

pluralortygans

Origin of ortygan

From Ancient Greek, stem of ὄρτυξ (órtux, “quail, Coturnix”).

Questions about ortygan

What does ortygan mean?
Ortygan means any of various buttonquails.
What part of speech is ortygan?
Ortygan is a noun.
What is the plural of ortygan?
The plural of ortygan is ortygans.

Words near ortygan in the dictionary

  1. Ortsgruppenleiters
  2. ortstein
  3. ortsteins
  4. Ortwein
  5. Ortweins
  6. ortygan
  7. ortygans
  8. Ortygia
  9. Ortygian
  10. Ortygians
  11. orujo

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