| 单词 | mountain quail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmountain quail mountain quail n. a New World quail, Oreortyx picta (family Odontophoridae), of the western United States, with brown, grey, and white plumage and a tall crest. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Coturnix (quail) eddish-henc825 arrish-henOE curlewa1340 quail1381 mountain partridge1728 mountain quail1846 stubble-quail1848 koreke1871 Mearns quail1903 1846 G. R. Gibson Jrnl. 16 Dec. (1935) 293 A covey of mountain quails were seen, with their green topknots, their plumage in some respects similar to ours. 1910 J. Hart Vigilante Girl 200 The open roasting fires, before which slowly revolved..saddles of lamb, mountain quail, canvas-back. 1982 R. Elman Hunter's Field Guide 96 A typical mountain quail weighs more than 8 ounces. < as lemmas |
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