button quail

button quail

n

(Animals) any 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

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but′ton quail`

n.

any of various terrestrial birds of the family Turnicidae, inhabiting warmer parts of the Old World, that resemble but are not related to true quails.

[1880–85]

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button quail - small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains bustard quail, button-quail, hemipode wader, wading bird - any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food genus Turnix, Turnix - type genus of the Turnicidae: button quail striped button quail, Turnix sylvatica - a variety of button quail having stripes

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