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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Ortolan \Or"to*lan\, n. [F., fr. It. ortolano ortolan, gardener,
fr. L. hortulanus gardener, fr. hortulus, dim. of hortus
garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens.
See {Yard} an inclosure, and cf. {Hortulan}.] (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}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ortolan
n 1: brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy [syn:
{ortolan}, {ortolan bunting}, {Emberiza hortulana}]
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