(n) Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975), Syn. Francisco Franco, General Franco, El Caudillo
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 ]