[bacterium] Quinella is a genus of bacteria in the Veillonellaceae family. Its only species, Quinella ovalis, is an extremely large motile rumen anaerobic prokaryote previously known as `Quin`s Oval`. In the illustrated atlas of sheep rumen organisms of Moir and Masson, their organism no. 3 represents Quinella ovalis. ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinella_(bacterium)
a type of bet, esp. on horse races, in which the bettor, in order to win, must select the first- and second-place finishers without specifying their order of finishing. · a race in which such bets are made. Cf. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/quinella