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coturnism

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An illness in humans caused by eating quail that have eaten poisonous plants.

uncountable

Examples

“Jelliffe and Jelliffe (1982) have⟳ chapters dealing with natural plant⟳ poisonings, for example, aflatoxicosis, coturnism, Ackee poisoning, Lathyrism, Djenkol bean, and mushrooms.”
“Another major question⟳ for consideration is why are not all quail toxic, or phrased a different way, why are there not more reported cases of coturnism?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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