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quail
noun(quail)
any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
quail
noun(quail)
an Old World migratory game bird (Coturnix coturnix)
quail
noun(quail)
bobwhite
quail
verb(quail)
wither, decline
quail
verb(quail)
to give way : falter
quail
verb(quail)
to recoil in dread or terror : cower
quail
noun(quail)
any of a family (Turnicidae) of small terrestrial Old World birds that resemble quails and have only three toes on a foot with the hind toe being absent
quail
noun(quail)
a quail (Coturnix japonica synonym C. coturnix japonica) of eastern Asia that is sometimes raised for its meat or eggs and is used in laboratory research

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