'Francolin' definitions:

Definition of 'Francolin'

From: GCIDE

Francolin \Fran"co*lin\, n. [F.; cf. It. francolino, Sp. francolin.] (Zool.) A spurred partidge of the genus Francolinus and allied genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species ({F. vulgaris}) was formerly common in southern Europe, but is now nearly restricted to Asia. [1913 Webster]