noun
Usage: usually capitalized J
: a quail of the genus Coturnix ( C. japonica ) of eastern Asia that is sometimes raised for its meat or eggs and is used in laboratory research
noun
Usage: usually capitalized J
: a quail of the genus Coturnix ( C. japonica ) of eastern Asia that is sometimes raised for its meat or eggs and is used in laboratory research
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012