On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-quail meat birds generally placed in the order Galliformes.

Old World quail are placed in the family Phasianidae, and New World quail are placed in the family Odontophoridae. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Web Developer Network. Tsironi M, Andriopoulos P, Xamodraka E, et al. The patient with rhabdomyolysis: have you considered quail poisoning? Look up quail in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to edit the linking article so that it links directly to the intended article. To save this word, you’ll need to log in.

Flinch, recoil, and wince are all synonyms of quail, but each word has a slightly different use. He quailed at the thought of seeing her again. For example, Wild Oats’ quail poppers are inspired by a dish Fine and his dad used to make together while dove hunting. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Feb. Pigeons, zebra finches and some quail have all been known to reproduce asexually.

Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. Sticky chicken adobo is expectedly dark and bitey and comes served with quail egg and fried potatoes. Danny Palumbo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. Two families sat down to dinner aboard the yacht Victoria and Albert on August 2nd, 1909, to be served an exquisitely prepared meal: cold quail, timbales of pear, and glace. Montezuma quail numbers are directly correlated to precipitation the previous summer.

Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. Wild Fork outlets typically stock about 500 different products and Prischman said that along with beef and poultry, stores also carry specialty meats such as bison, goat, quail and duck. Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. The lines echoed the Exodus story, how the Lord saved the Israelites in the desert by sending them quail and manna from heaven. The extreme heat, dire lack of rain and drought conditions at Joshua Tree have triggered a decline in several species, including the cactus mouse, kangaroo rat, mountain quail and other bird species. The researchers were able to reproduce the phenomenon in hydrogel balls soaked with salt water and even quail eggs.

Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. But turkey is too holidayish, quail too fussy, goose too oceanically fatty, cornish hens too self-consciously twee. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. The book features exurban mega mansions, the elite Piedmont Driving Club, Freaknik, burgeoning immigrant neighborhood Chamblee, South Georgia quail plantations and Greek philosopher Epictetus. Like Trigger, Goose is training to assist on dove, duck, and quail hunts. Experts say the studies will help identify limiting factors to quail population growth and refine the management needed to correct them. The idea is to build quail a suitable home spacious enough to support a population large and healthy enough to bounce back in the wake of tough years.

Other poultry is well-suited to feed fewer servings, whether that’s a roast chicken, Cornish hens, duck or even quail. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘quail. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Get Word of the Day delivered to your inbox! Subscribe to America’s largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Get Word of the Day daily email!

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Spelling isn’t all black and white. Learn a new word every day. Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Any of various primarily ground-dwelling birds of the genus Coturnix, especially C. Any of various similar or related birds of the Americas, such as the bobwhite or the California quail. Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.