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Emberiza hortulana

Definition:

a brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy

Class:

animal noun

Usage:

species

Plural:

Emberiza hortulana*
(* Emberiza hortulana may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

bunting » finch » oscine » passerine » bird » vertebrate » chordate » animal » organism » living thing

Member of:

Emberiza » Emberizidae » Fringillidae » Oscines » Passeriformes » Aves » Vertebrata » Chordata » Animalia

Original source:

WordNet

Synonyms:

E. hortulana [abbreviation, species] | ortolan | ortolan bunting

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