Bird Notable For Walking Rather Than Hopping Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
	44%	13		These birds have short legs and weak feet, making them rely on perching rather than walking or hopping
	noun • type genus of the Podargidae
	38%	12		Figure of speech in which a term is used for a part rather than the whole or the whole rather than the part
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New York Times09 May 2009	Across 22
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