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单词 button-quail
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Definition of button-quail in English:

button-quail

noun
  • A small quail-like Old World bird related to the rails, with only three toes.

    Family Turnicidae and genus Turnix: several species, including the widespread barred button-quail (T. suscitator) of Asia (also called bustard quail)

    Also called hemipode
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In fact, black-breasted button-quails seldom fly: if disturbed they freeze on the spot or run away.
    • Guide Mike West said button-quails were rarely seen and it might be that they had been in the area but were wrongly identified as true quails.
    • Many people keep button quails in the bottom of their aviary, for variety as well as to help clean up spilled seed.
    • Also known as Chinese painted quail, button quail are the smallest of the quails.
 
 
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