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Word: Quail
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French quaille, from medieval Latin coacula (probably imitative of its call)
kweɪl
a small short-tailed Old World game bird resembling a tiny partridge, typically having brown camouflaged plumage.
Short Definition:small short-tailed Old World game bird resembling tiny partridge
a small or medium-sized New World game bird, the male of which has distinctive facial markings.
Short Definition:small or medium-sized New World game bird
Word: Quail
Speech Type: Verb
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