turnicimorphic, a. Ornith.
(tɜːnɪsɪˈmɔːfɪk)
[f. mod.L. Turnicimorphæ (f. Turnix + Gr. µορϕή form) + -ic.]
Resembling, or having the structure or characters of, the Turnicimorphæ, in Huxley's classification the group of birds akin in form to the genus Turnix.
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