Quail

Definition: Meaning of, quail in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kweɪl /

Word Forms:

Singular	Plural
quail	quails or quail

[uncountable and countable]

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Word Forms:

Prsesent	Past	Past Participle
quail	quailed	quailed

Present Participle	Third Person Singular
quailing	quails

[intransitive]

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quail used in phrases

California quail (noun)
1. plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon
Old World quail (noun)
1. small game bird with a rounded body and small tail
bobwhite quail (noun)
1. a popular North American game bird; named for its call
bustard quail (noun)
1. small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
button-quail (noun)
1. small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
migratory quail (noun)
1. the typical Old World quail
mountain quail (noun)
1. california partridge; slightly larger than the California quail
quail at (verb)
1. anticipate with dread or anxiety
quail brush (noun)
1. spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico
quail bush (noun)
1. spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico
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Pronunciation:

Parts of Speech: noun

small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor

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