Colinus
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A genus of small New World quail comprising the bobwhites, ground-dwelling birds native to the Americas.
“Colinus virginianus, the northern bobwhite, is the best-known species within the genus.”
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Ends in -INUS, a Latin taxonomic suffix, COL-INUS is a specialist ornithological term
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Worth 9 points, all common tiles but the word is valid and useful for clearing a COL- start
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