QUAILS

Meaning of QUAILS in English

List of members :

Blue Scale Quails

Bobwhite Quails

California Quails

Gambel's Quail

Japanese / Coturnix Quails

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The Bird English dictionary. Английский словарь птиц. 2012

QUAILS — There can be no doubt that the Hebrew word in the Pentateuch (Exodus 16:13; Numbers 11:31,32) and in the 105th …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
QUAILS — Испугается
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUAILS — Перепела
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
QUAILS — Испугается
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUTTON QUAIL — noun Date: 1885 any of a family (Turnicidae) of small terrestrial Old World birds that resemble quails and have only …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUAIL — Any of several species of short-tailed game birds (family Phasianidae), some with a head plume that is straight or curled …
Английский словарь Британика
QUAIL — I. ˈkwāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun ( plural quail or quails ) Etymology: Middle English quaile, quaille, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TURNICIDAE — ˌtərˈnisəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Turnic-, Turnix, type genus + -idae : a usually monotypic family …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TURNICES — ˈtərnəˌsēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, plural of Turnic-, Turnix : a small suborder of Gruiformes comprising the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUAIL DISEASE — noun : an ulcerative enteritis of quails, turkeys, or other birds
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLAIN WANDERER — noun : a small Australian bird ( Pedionomus torquatus ) similar to the button quails
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEDIONOMUS — ˌpedēˈänəməs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pedionomos plain-dweller, from pedi- + -nomos (from nemein to inhabit, pasture) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAINTED QUAIL — noun 1. : either of two small bright-plumaged quails: a. : an African quail ( Coturnix adansonii ) — called …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ODONTOPHORUS — ˌōˌdän.ˈtäf(ə)rəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from odont- + -phorus : a genus of Central and South American crested …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOPHORTYX — -ˌtiks noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from loph- + Greek ortyx quail — more at oreortyx : a genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HARLEQUIN QUAIL — noun 1. : a small African quail ( Coturnix delegorguei ) that frequents low-lying grassy tropical areas and is a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GALLIFORMES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from galli- (from Gallus ) + -formes : an order of birds …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COTURNIX — kəˈtərniks noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, quail : a genus of birds (family Phasianidae) containing the common …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUTTON QUAIL — noun : any of various small terrestrial birds that resemble quails, are widely distributed in the Old World, and constitute …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TURNIX — (n.) Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicidae. …
Английский словарь Webster
TURNICIMORPHAE — (n. pl.) A division of birds including Turnix and allied genera, resembling quails in appearance but differing from them anatomically.
Английский словарь Webster
ORTYGAN — (n.) One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera Ortygis and Hemipodius. They resemble quails, but lack …
Английский словарь Webster
JUG — (v. i.) To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.
Английский словарь Webster
TURNIX — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TURNIX — noun any one of numerous species of birds belonging to turnix or hemipodius and allied genera of the family turnicidae. …
Webster English vocab
GRUIFORM — Virginia rail (Rallus limicola) Sun bittern (Eurypyga helias) (order Gruiformes), any member of a rather loose assemblage of 12 families …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUTTON QUAIL — also called Bustard Quail, any of numerous small, round-bodied birds belonging to the family Turnicidae of the order Gruiformes. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
QUAIL — ( quails, or quail, quails, quailing, quailed) 1. A quail is a type of small bird which is often shot …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOTE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bank note (= a piece of paper money ) ▪ a $10 bank …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MENTION — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES deserve a (special) mention (= used especially in speeches to mention someone's good work …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUAIL — n. Any of several species of short-tailed game birds (family Phasianidae), some with a head plume that is straight or …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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