also: なんべいうずらか
noun
Odontophoridae; New World quail family
Taxonomic term for the bird family Odontophoridae, which includes New World quails. Used in biological and ornithological contexts.
ナンベイウズラ科の鳥は主に南北アメリカに分布している。
Birds of the family Odontophoridae are mainly distributed in the Americas.
Katakana spelling is standard for this taxonomic family name.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in modern contexts.
Compound of 南米 (Nanbei, 'South America') + 鶉 (uzura, 'quail') + 科 (ka, 'family'). The katakana form ナンベイウズラ科 is the standard taxonomic spelling.