Function: noun
Date: 1963
: a quail ( Coturnix japonica syn. C. coturnix japonica ) of eastern Asia that is sometimes raised for its meat or eggs and is used in laboratory research
Function: noun
Date: 1963
: a quail ( Coturnix japonica syn. C. coturnix japonica ) of eastern Asia that is sometimes raised for its meat or eggs and is used in laboratory research
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012