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noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a popular North American game bird; named for its call
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bobwhite quail, partridge
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Broader terms: quail
Narrower terms: northern bobwhite, Colinus virginianus
History
Onomatopoeia.
