| 单词 | button-quail |
| 释义 | button-quail (extremely rare) n WORD FAMILY button-quail USAGE EXAMPLESSo there's another heading for a game book here; that might begin with elephant and finish up with mouse-deer and button-quail. Burn Murdoch, W. G. (William Gordon), From Edinburgh to India & Burmah(2010) You christened little Miss Demby the Button-quail last cold weather; you know you did. Kipling, Rudyard, The Kipling Reader—Selections from...(2010) You christened little Miss Demby the Button-quail, last cold weather; you know you did. Kipling, Rudyard, The Day's Work - Volume 1(2010) n small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains Syn|Hypo|Hyper bustard quail, button quail, hemipode Turnix sylvatica, striped button quail a variety of button quail having stripes wader, wading bird any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food |
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