Turnix ocellatus — Quail Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix} and several allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turnix Sykesii — Quail Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix} and several allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turnix taigoor — Quail Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix} and several allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turnix varius — Quail Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix} and several allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turnix — noun type genus of the Turnicidae: button quail • Syn: ↑genus Turnix • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Turnicidae, ↑family Turnicidae … Useful english dictionary
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Buttonquail — Taxobox name = Buttonquail image caption = Small Buttonquail regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Turnicidae familia authority = GR Gray, 1840 subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Turnix… … Wikipedia
Black-rumped Buttonquail — Taxobox name = Black rumped Buttonquail status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Gruiformes familia = Turnicidae genus = Turnix species = T. hottentottus binomial = Turnix hottentottus… … Wikipedia
brown snipe — Quail Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix} and several allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bustard quail — Quail Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix} and several allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English