1) Bevy member 2) Bird in a bevy 3) Bird in a covey 4) Bird of the pheasant family 5) Bird seen to cringe 6) Bobwhite 7) Covey member 8) Cower in fear 9) Cower like a bird 10) Draw back with alarm 11) Flesh of quail 12) French word used in English 13) Game bird 14) Lose courage 15) Lose courage turn frightened
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1) Birds 2) Bobwhite 3) Codornices 4) Cower 5) Cringe 6) Loseonesnerve 7) Shrink back
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Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally considered in the order Galliformes. Old World quail are found in the family Phasianidae, and New World quail are found in the family Odontophoridae. The buttonquail are named more for their superficial resemblance to quail, and are members of the Turnicidae family in the C...
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• (n.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica). • (v. i.) To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. • (v. i.) To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink und...
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any of 130 species of small, short-tailed game birds of the family Phasianidae (order Galliformes), resembling partridges but generally smaller and ... [2 related articles]
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Small galliform bird. Quail embryos are often use in developmental studies because quail cells can be distinguished from chicken cells, yet the two are sufficiently closely related that it is possible to graft embryonic tissue from one to the other. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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Small galliform bird. Quail embryos are often use in developmental studies because quail cells can be distinguished from chicken cells, yet the two are sufficiently closely related that it is possible to graft embryonic tissue from one to the other.
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Quail intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Qualled ;
present participle & verbal noun Qualling .] [ Anglo-Saxon
cwelan to die, perish; akin to
cwalu violent death, Dutch
kwaal pain, German
qual tor...
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Quail noun [ Old French
quaille , French
caille , Late Latin
quaquila ,
qualia ,
qualea , of Dutch or German origin; confer Dutch
kwakkel ,
kwartel , Old High German
wahtala , German
wachtel .]
1. (Zoology) Any gallinace...
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Quail transitive verb [ Confer
Quell .] To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue. [ Obsolete]
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lose courage turn frightenedÂ
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The quail (Coturnix) is the smallest genus of the partridge family. The Common, or Migratory Quail (Coturnix coturnix or Coturnix communis) is rarely seen, its presence being more frequently heralded by its characteristic call 'wet-my-lips'. It inhabits north and southern Africa, Europe and a large part of Asia. Northern populations migrate to Afri...
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HMAS Quail was a British-built Australian Queensborough Class destroyer of 1705 tons displacement launched in 1942 and lent to the Royal Australian Navy in 1945 and sunk during the Second World War. HMAS Quail was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; four 2 pdr guns; tw...
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Quail is slang for a girl or young woman.
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n] - (game bird) flesh of quail 2. [n] - small gallinaceous game birds
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A small game bird of the partridge family that resembles a small, plump chicken. Known also as 'bobwhites' and 'partridges.' The flesh is white and delicately flavored. Most quail today are raised on bird farms.
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noun flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
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Any of several genera of small ground-dwelling birds of the family Phasianidae, which also includes grouse, pheasants, bobwhites, and prairie chickens. Species are found in Africa, India, Australia, North America, and Europe. Species The common or European quail
Coturnix coturnix is about 18 cm/7 in long, reddish-brow...
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a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of the Old World. · any of several other birds of the genus Coturnix and allied genera. · any of various New World gallinaceous game birds of the genus Colinus and allied genera, esp. the bobwhite. · a woman or girl.
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draw back, as with fear or pain
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[Intelligent words] draw back, as with fear or pain
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