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The
Simple English Wikipedia
has an article on:
Quail
Pronunciation
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IPA
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key
)
:
/ˈkweɪl/
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Noun
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Singular
quail
Plural
quails
The
common quail
(
Coturnix coturnix
)
A
quail
is a
collective
name for several
genera
of mid-sized
birds
in the order
Galliformes
.
(
uncountable
) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
