quail

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quail[1,noun] quail[2,verb] button quail Japanese quail

Main Entry: ¹quail
Pronunciation: 'kwAl
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural quail or quails
Etymology: Middle English quaile, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin quaccula, of imitative origin
: any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: as a : an Old World migratory game bird (Coturnix coturnix) b : BOBWHITE
[quail illustration]