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co·tur·nix
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quail
a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of the Old World. -
blue-breasted quail
a small, brightly colored quail, Coturnix chinensis, of southern Asia and Australia, widely kept as a cage bird. -
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) -
japanese quail
any of several small Old World quails of the genus Coturnix, especially C. japonica (Japanese quail) widely used as a laboratory animal.