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Ortolan   Listen
noun
Ortolan  n.  (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.





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"Ortolan" Quotes from Famous Books



... a criticism. Who was it died of "The Andromache"? {*1} Ignoble souls!—De L'Omelette perished of an ortolan. L'histoire en est breve. Assist me, Spirit ...
— The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume 4 (of 5) of the Raven Edition • Edgar Allan Poe
... ornamo. Ornament ornami. Ornaments (jewellery, etc.) juvelaro. Ornamentation ornamajxo. Ornithology ornitologio. Orphan orfo—ino. Orphanage orfejo. Orthodox ortodoksa. Orthography ortografio. Ortolan hortulano. Oscillate vibri, balancigxi. Osier saliko. Ossify ostigxi. Ostensible videbla. Ostentation fanfaronado, trudpompo. Ostentatious trudpompa. Ostracism ostracismo. Ostrich struto. Other alia. Otherwise ...
— English-Esperanto Dictionary • John Charles O'Connor and Charles Frederic Hayes


Words linked to "Ortolan" :   Emberiza hortulana, ortolan bunting, genus Emberiza, bunting


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