swamp quail
noun
Definition of swamp quail
1 : a quail (Coturnix ypsilophorus) of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea that is reddish brown and grayish with V-shaped black bars beneath
2 : a blue-breastedquail (Coturnix chinensis) of southern Asia and Australasia
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