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The meaning of QUAIL is any of numerous small gallinaceous birds. How to use quail in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Quail.
to feel or show fear; to want to be able to move away from something because you fear it: Charlie quailed at the sound of his mother's angry voice. She quailed before her boss's anger.
to feel or show fear; to want to be able to move away from something because you fear it: Charlie quailed at the sound of his mother's angry voice. She quailed before her boss's anger.
Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes. The collective noun for a group of quail is a flock, covey, [1] or bevy. [2] Old World quail are placed in the family Phasianidae, and New World quail are placed in the family Odontophoridae.
Quail definition: any of numerous gallinaceous birds, order Galliformes, classified as either Old World quails, within the pheasant family (Phasinidae), especially the genus Coturnix, or the distantly related New World quails, comprising their own family (Odontophoridae), including the genera Colinus,Callipepla, and Odontophorus.
1. Any of various primarily ground-dwelling birds of the genus Coturnix, especially C. coturnix, small in size and having mottled brown plumage and a short tail. Also called coturnix. 2. Any of various similar or related birds of the Americas, such as the bobwhite or the California quail.
Smaller than the chicken and not as well known as the pigeon, quail is like the often-overlooked middle child of the ground-dwelling bird family. Quail can also mean to cringe in fear or pain. So if you are a quail, you might quail at the thought of quail-hunting season.
quail. (kweɪl ) Word forms: plural quails or quail , 3rd person singular present tense quails , present participle quailing , past tense, past participle quailed. 1. countable noun. A quail is a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten. Quail is the meat of this bird eaten as food.
Definition of quail noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
quail meaning: a small bird that is shot for food. Learn more.
