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ortolan

or·to·lan [ áwrtələn ] (plural or·to·lan or or·to·lans)


noun 
Definition:
 
songbird: a small brownish songbird of the bunting family that has a grayish head, a yellow throat, and an orange-brown body. It was formerly sometimes eaten as a delicacy. Native to: Europe, Asia, Africa.  Latin name Emberiza hortulana.

[Early 16th century. Via French< Provençal, "gardener" < Latin hortulanus< hortus "garden"]
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