QUAIL DOVE

Meaning of QUAIL DOVE in English

noun

: any of various tropical American pigeons of terrestrial habits of the genera Geotrygon, Oreopeleia, and Starnoenas several of which occur in the West Indies and on the Florida Keys

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

QUAIL DOVE — any of several tropical American pigeons of the genera Starnoenas or Geotrygon. [ 1890-95, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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
DOVE — Any of certain birds of the pigeon family (Columbidae). The names pigeon and dove are often used interchangeably. Though "dove" …
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
DOVE — I. ˈdəv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English douve, dove, doufe, from (assumed) Old English dūfe (in Dūfe, feminine …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUAIL — (n.) A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
Английский словарь Webster
QUAIL — (n.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted …
Английский словарь Webster
QUAIL — (n.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, …
Английский словарь Webster
QUAIL — (n.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail …
Английский словарь Webster
QUAIL — ( n. ) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUAIL — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUAIL — ( n. ) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUAIL — ( n. ) A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUAIL — quail 1 — quaillike , adj. /kwayl/ , n. , pl. quails , ( esp. collectively ) quail . 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOVE — dove 1 — dovelike, dovish , adj. — dovishness , n. /duv/ , n. 1. any bird of the family …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUAIL — I. ˈkwāl noun ( plural quail or quails ) Etymology: Middle English quaile, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin quaccula, of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOVE — I. ˈdəv noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English * dūfe; akin to Old High German tūba dove Date: 13th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUAIL — vi to curdle; to coagulate, as milk. 2. quail ·noun a prostitute; so called because the quail was thought …
Webster English vocab
DOVE — of dive. 2. dove ·noun a word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle. 3. dove ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
DOVE — ~ 1 [ dʌv ] ■ noun 1》 a stocky seed- or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
QUAIL — [quail] n, pl quail or quails [ME quaille, fr. MF, fr. ML quaccula, of imit. origin] (14c): any of numerous …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOVE — [dove] n [ME, fr. (assumed) OE dufe; akin to OHG tuba dove] (13c) 1: any of numerous pigeons; esp: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUAIL — any of 130 species of small, short-tailed game birds of the family Phasianidae (order Galliformes), resembling partridges but generally smaller …
Britannica English vocabulary
DOVE — any of certain birds of the pigeon family, Columbidae (order Columbiformes). The names pigeon and dove are often used interchangeably. …
Britannica English vocabulary
QUAIL — quail, Quail BrE AmE kweɪ ə l ▷ quailed kweɪ ə ld ▷ quailing ˈkweɪ ə l ɪŋ ▷ quails …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOVE — I dove noun BrE AmE dʌv ▷ doves dʌvz II dove verb from ▷ dive dəʊv AmE \ doʊv
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOVE — I . / dʌv; NAmE / noun 1. a bird of the pigeon family. The white dove is often used …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUAIL — / kweɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ C , U ] ( pl. quails or quail ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUAIL — I. quail 1 /kweɪl/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: quaille …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOVE — I. dove 1 /dʌv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: dufe ] 1 . a kind …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOVE — Dove /dʌv/ BrE AmE trademark a type of white soap used for washing the body and face
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOVE — n. 1 any bird of the family Columbidae, with short legs, small head, and large breast. 2 a gentle or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOVE — n. 1 any bird of the family Columbidae, with short legs, small head, and large breast. 2 a gentle or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOVE — 1. n.1 any bird of the family Columbidae, with short legs, small head, and large breast. 2 a gentle or …
Oxford English vocab
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
DOVE — Pronounced /dʌv/ for meanings 1 and 2, and /doʊv/ for meaning 3. 1. A dove is a bird that looks …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUAIL — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Because transplanted quail cells will behave normally in chick embryos, she realized she had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOVE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As one of the original and most ferocious of the Cold Warriors, Nixon hardly offered …
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
DOVE — n. Any of certain birds of the pigeon family (Columbidae). The names pigeon and dove are often used interchangeably. Though …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DOVE — [Judaic] The dove, specifically the Turtledove, is a symbol of purity, Israel, and the Shekinah. It is one of the …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
DOVE — The first menton of this bird occurs in Gen. 8. The dove's rapidity of flight is alluded to in (Psalms …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
QUAIL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOVE — сущ. 1) голубь (чаще всего о маленьких диких голубях) a gentle dove ≈ голубок dove of peace ≈ голубь мира …
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QUAIL
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOVE — dove.ogg dʌv n 1. 1> зоол. голубь ( Columba livia ) wood dove - вяхирь 2> поэт. горлица 3> полит. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOVE — dove гл., амер.; прош. вр. от dive2. сущ.1) голубь (чаще всего о маленьких диких голубях) a gentle dove — голубок …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
QUAIL
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOVE — n 1. 1> зоол. голубь ( Columba livia ) wood dove - вяхирь 2> поэт. горлица 3> полит. «голубь», сторонник …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
QUAIL — I kweɪl сущ. 1) мн. неизм. перепел, перепелка 2) амер. ; сл. девушка II kweɪl гл. 1) дрогнуть; струсить, спасовать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DOVE — 1. гл. , амер. ; прош. вр. от dive 2. сущ. 1) голубь ( чаще всего о маленьких диких голубях …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
QUAIL — I [°¦ўЎ®] quail.wav сущ. 1) мн. неизм. перепел, перепелка 2) амер.; сл. девушка II [°¦ўЎ®] quail.wav гл. 1) дрогнуть; струсить, спасовать (at, before) I quail at the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DOVE — 1. гл., амер.; прош. вр. от dive 2. сущ. 1) голубь (чаще всего о маленьких диких голубях) a gentle dove — голубок dove of …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
QUAIL — 1) перепел (Coturnix); обыкновенный перепел (Coturnix coturnix) 2) мелкая птица из сем. фазановых (Phasianidae) • - banded quail - barred quail - black-breasted quail - blue …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DOVE — голубь; горлица; pl голуби (Columbidae) - African collared dove - bare-eyed ground dove - barred ground dove - beautiful fruit dove - blue ground dove - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
QUAIL — 1) перепел ( Coturnix ) ; обыкновенный перепел ( Coturnix coturnix ) 2) мелкая птица из сем. фазановых ( Phasianidae …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
DOVE — голубь; горлица; pl голуби ( Columbidae ) - African collared dove - bare-eyed ground dove - barred ground dove - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
QUAIL — _I _n. 1> _pl. _invar. перепел 2> _ам. _унив. _жарг. студентка _II _v. 1> дрогнуть; струсить, спасовать (at, before); I …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DOVE — _n. 1> голубь; голубка - dove of peace 2> _ласк. голубчик; голубушка 3> _ам. _собир. сторонник политики мира
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
QUAIL — quail n AmE sl Just look at this quail - isn't she lovely? Ты только посмотри, какая клевая чувиха!
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
QUAIL
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOVE — сущ. 1) голубь (чаще всего о маленьких диких голубях) a gentle dove ≈ голубок dove of peace ≈ голубь мира …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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