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button quail
or but·ton·quail
[ buht-n kweyl ]
/ ˈbʌt n ˌkweɪl /
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noun
any of several small, drab, terrestrial birds of the family Turnicidae, with all but one species in the genus Turnix and well distributed in the grasslands of Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe: named for their resemblance to Old World true quails, the button quails belong to a different order (Charadriiformes) and are distinct in having neither a hind toe nor a crop.
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Also called hemipode .
Origin of button quail
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby button quail
button man, button mangrove, buttonmold, buttonmould, button one's lip, button quail, buttons, button snakeroot, button suture, button-through, button tow
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British Dictionary definitions for button quail
button quail
noun
any small quail-like terrestrial bird of the genus Turnix, such as T. sylvatica (striped button quail), occurring in tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World: family Turnicidae, order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc)Also called: hemipode
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