button-quail

but·ton-quail (btn-kwl)

n.

Any of various small, quail-like Old World birds of the family Turnicidae that lack a hind toe and are related to the crane and the bustard.

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Noun

1.

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