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buttonquail en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbʌtɜnˌkweɪl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From button + quail.

Meanings

  1. Any of several species of small terrestrial birds, principally in the genus Turnix of the family Turnicidae.

Forms

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button-quail alternative lexicographic
buttonquails Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

barred buttonquail · common buttonquail · spotted buttonquail · Madagascar buttonquail · Tawitawi small buttonquail · Sumba buttonquail · black-rumped buttonquail · painted buttonquail · small buttonquail · little buttonquail · black-breasted buttonquail · buff-breasted buttonquail · Kurrichane buttonquail · New Caledonia buttonquail · lark buttonquail · red-backed buttonquail · Worcester's buttonquail · red-chested buttonquail · yellow-legged buttonquail · chestnut-backed buttonquail

Synonyms

hemipode

Translations (10)

fi pyyjuoksija (bird of the genus Turnix) · tyz cáy nà (bird of the genus Turnix) · cy corsofliar (bird of the genus Turnix) · pl przepiórnik (bird of the genus Turnix) · ru трёхпёрстка (bird of the genus Turnix) · nv tłʼohtah díłdánii yił aheełtʼéhii (bird of the genus Turnix) · vi cun cút (bird of the genus Turnix) · de Laufhühnchen (bird of the genus Turnix) · cs perepel (bird of the genus Turnix) · nl vechtkwartel (bird of the genus Turnix)