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ORTOLAN

\ˈɔːtəlˌan], \ˈɔːtəlˌan], \ˈɔː_t_ə_l_ˌa_n]\

Definitions of ORTOLAN

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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In America, the sora, or Carolina rail (Porzana Carolina). See Sora.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

In America, the sora, or Carolina rail (Porzana Carolina). See Sora.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A member of the bunting family of birds, much prized for its flesh; in the United States, the bobolink.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A kind of bunting, common in Europe, and considered a great delicacy.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

The bunting, or rice-bird.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A bird of the south of Europe, esteemed a great delicacy.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. [Latin] A singing bird, about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is found in Europe, and is esteemed delicious food.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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