ortolan
noun
or·to·lan
ˈȯr-tə-lən 
: an Old World bunting (Emberiza hortulana) having a greenish-gray head and breast, streaky brown back and wings, and a yellow throat
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One of the greatest delicacies in France is the ortolan, a tiny songbird whose dwindling numbers caused the government to forbid its sale.
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Jenny Gross, New York Times, 2 May 2023
Anna and Steve hide their shame under a blanket, ortolan-style.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2021
Wags and Axe drown their sorrows by throwing napkins over their heads and eating ortolans prepared by Wylie Dufresne.
—refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2018
Four species were in the worst trouble: the ortolan bunting, the ruff, the golden oriole and the greenfinch.
—James Gorman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2018
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Jenny Gross, New York Times, 2 May 2023
Anna and Steve hide their shame under a blanket, ortolan-style.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2021
Wags and Axe drown their sorrows by throwing napkins over their heads and eating ortolans prepared by Wylie Dufresne.
—refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2018
Four species were in the worst trouble: the ortolan bunting, the ruff, the golden oriole and the greenfinch.
—James Gorman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2018
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“Ortolan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ortolan. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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