button quail
noun
: any of a family (Turnicidae) of small terrestrial Old World birds that resemble quails and have only three toes on a foot with the hind toe being absent
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Other inhabitants include colorful Gouldian finches, waddling button quail, and terrariums filled with frogs, lizards, and other critters.
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Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018
Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018
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1854, in the meaning defined above
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