quail

¹quail

noun \ˈkwāl\

plural quail or quails

Definition of QUAIL

: any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: as a : an Old World migratory game bird (Coturnix coturnix) b : bobwhite

Examples of QUAIL

1. We had quail for dinner.

Illustration of QUAIL

Origin of QUAIL

Middle English quaile, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin quaccula, of imitative origin

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Birds Terms

aerie, bunting, clutch, covey, hackle, ratite, rictus, ruff, skein, zygodactyl

Rhymes with QUAIL

ail, ale, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale