• (n.) One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera Ortygis and Hemipodius. They resemble quails, but lack the hind toe. See Turnix. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/ortygan/
Or'ty·gan noun [ Greek ..., ..., a quail.] (Zoology) One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera Ortygis and Hemipodius . They resemble quails, but lack the hind toe. See Turnix . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/36