Japanese quail
Japanese quail
nounDefinition of JAPANESE QUAIL
: a quail (Coturnix japonica syn. C. coturnix japonica) of eastern Asia that is sometimes raised for its meat or eggs and is used in laboratory research
First Known Use of JAPANESE QUAIL
1963
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