bobwhite Syllabification: (bob·white)Pronunciation: /ˈbäbˈ(h)wīt/ (also bobwhite quail)Definition of bobwhite noun a New World quail with mottled reddish-brown plumage, and typically a pale throat and eyestripe. Genus Colinus, family Phasianidae: two species, in particular the northern (or common) bobwhite (C. virginianus) Origin: early 19th century: imitative of its callbobwhite in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of bobwhite in the British & World English dictionary
