| 单词 | quail |
| 释义 | Word Frequency quail 1(kweɪl) nounWord forms: plural quails or quail 1. any small Old World gallinaceous game bird of the genus Coturnix and related genera, having a rounded body and small tail: family Phasianidae (pheasants) 2. any of various similar and related American birds, such as the bobwhite Word origin C14: from Old French quaille, from Medieval Latin quaccula, probably of imitative originWord Frequency quail 2(kweɪl) verb (intransitive) to shrink back with fear; cower Word origin C15: perhaps from Old French quailler, from Latin coāgulāre to curdle |
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