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buttonquail

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbʌtɜnˌkweɪl/
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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several species of small terrestrial birds, principally in the genus Turnix of the family Turnicidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hemipode

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From button + quail.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: perepel — bird of the genus Turnix
  • Dutch: vechtkwartel — bird of the genus Turnix
  • Finnish: pyyjuoksija — bird of the genus Turnix
  • German: Laufhühnchen — bird of the genus Turnix
  • Navajo: tłʼohtah díłdánii yił aheełtʼéhii — bird of the genus Turnix
  • Polish: przepiórnik — bird of the genus Turnix
  • Russian: трёхпёрстка (trjoxpjórstka) — bird of the genus Turnix
  • Tày: cáy nà — bird of the genus Turnix
  • Vietnamese: cun cút — bird of the genus Turnix
  • Welsh: corsofliar — bird of the genus Turnix