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Sea Quail :: Sea quail () The turnstone.

Quail :: Quail (n.) A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.

Bevy :: Bevy (n.) A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes..

Turnicimorphae :: Turnicimorphae (n. pl.) A division of birds including Turnix and allied genera, resembling quails in appearance but differing from them anatomically..

Ortygan :: Ortygan (n.) One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera Ortygis and Hemipodius. They resemble quails, but lack the hind toe. See Turnix..

Rasorial :: Rasorial (a.) Of or pertaining to the Rasores, or gallinaceous birds, as the peacock, domestic fowl, partridge, quail, and the like..

Quail :: Quail (n.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica)..

Quail :: Quail (n.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis)..

Blench :: Blench (v. i.) To shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail..

Quaily :: Quaily (n.) The upland plover.

Quail :: Quail (v. i.) To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower.

Quail :: Quail (v. i.) To curdle; to coagulate, as milk..

Colin :: Colin (n.) The American quail or bobwhite. The name is also applied to other related species. See Bobwhite.

Bobwhite :: Bobwhite (n.) The common quail of North America (Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus); -- so called from its note..

Squaimous :: Squail (v. i.) To throw sticls at cocks; to throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly.

Tetraonid :: Tetraonid (n.) A bird belonging to the tribe of which the genus Tetrao is the type, as the grouse, partridge, quail, and the like. Used also adjectively..

Jug :: Jug (v. i.) To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.

Quail :: Quail (n.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix..

Gallinae :: Gallinae (n.) An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes called Rasores..

Quayd :: Quayd () p. p. of Quail.

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