单词 | gambel's quail |
释义 | Gambel's quail[ gahm-buhls kweyl ] / ˈgɑm bəls ˈkweɪl / nouna bluish-gray true quail, Callipepla gambelii, with a distinctive forward-curving plume, or topknot: native to the desert areas of the western U.S., it is often confused with the California quail, but the Gambel’s quail has a somewhat longer topknot and, on the male, a copper-colored cap. Origin of Gambel's quailFirst recorded in 1850–55; named after William Gambel (1823–49), U.S. ornithologist and botanist Words nearby Gambel's quailGamaliel, Gamay, gamba, gambado, gamba stop, Gambel's quail, gambeson, Gambetta, Gambia, Gambian, Gambian trypanosomiasis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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