"quail" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkweɪl/ Audio: en-us-quail.ogg [US], en-au-quail.ogg [Australia] Forms: quail [singular], quails [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the order Galliformes.
    Sense id: simple-quail-en-noun-tEhZVnA1
  2. The meat from this bird eaten as food.
    Sense id: simple-quail-en-noun-VMSc7kFO
     
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