Meaning Of The Word Quail
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What's The Definition Of Quail?
quail
countable noun: A quail is a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten. quail in American English 1 to draw back in fear; lose heart or courage; cower noun: a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of the Old World quail in American English 2 any of a number of small, short-tailed gallinaceous birds (family Phasianidae), including the bobwhite intransitive verb: to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear quail in British English 1 noun: any small Old World gallinaceous game bird of the genus Coturnix and related genera, having a rounded body and small tail: family Phasianidae (pheasants) quail in British English 2 verb: to shrink back with fear; cower |
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