| 单词 | button quail |
| 释义 | button quailor but·ton·quail[ buht-n kweyl ] / ˈbʌt n ˌkweɪl / nounany of several small, drab, terrestrial birds of the family Turnicidae, with all but one species in the genus Turnix and well distributed in the grasslands of Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe: named for their resemblance to Old World true quails, the button quails belong to a different order (Charadriiformes) and are distinct in having neither a hind toe nor a crop. Also called hemipode . Origin of button quailFirst recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby button quailbutton man, button mangrove, buttonmold, buttonmould, button one's lip, button quail, buttons, button snakeroot, button suture, button-through, button tow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for button quail
British Dictionary definitions for button quailbutton quail nounany small quail-like terrestrial bird of the genus Turnix, such as T. sylvatica (striped button quail), occurring in tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World: family Turnicidae, order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc)Also called: hemipode Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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