ALL meanings of button quail
but·ton quail
B b - noun button quail 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) 3
- noun button quail any of a family (Turnicidae) of small gruiform birds that resemble quail and live in the warm regions of the Old World 3
- noun button quail any of several birds of the family Turnicidae, of warmer parts of the Old World, resembling but not related to the true quail. Also called bustard quail, hemipode. 1
- noun button quail the blue-breasted quail, Coturnix chinensis. 1