英语词汇“quail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

quail¹

(kwāl)

n. pl. quail or quails

1. Any of various primarily ground-dwelling birds of the genus Coturnix, especially C. coturnix, small in size and having mottled brown plumage and a short tail. Also called coturnix.

2. Any of various similar or related birds of the Americas, such as the bobwhite or the California quail.

[Middle English quaile, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *quaccula (attested in Medieval Latin as quaccola), of imitative origin.]

quail¹

male California quail

Callipepla californica

单词	quail
释义	quail¹ (kwāl) n. pl. quail or quails 1. Any of various primarily ground-dwelling birds of the genus Coturnix, especially C. coturnix, small in size and having mottled brown plumage and a short tail. Also called coturnix. 2. Any of various similar or related birds of the Americas, such as the bobwhite or the California quail. [Middle English quaile, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin quaccula (attested in Medieval Latin as quaccola), of imitative origin.] quail¹* male California quail Callipepla californica
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