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1. (n.) button quail
any of various terrestrial birds of the family Turnicidae, inhabiting warmer parts of the Old World, that resemble but are not related to true quails.
Etymology: (1880–85)
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1. (noun) button quail, button-quail, bustard quail, hemipode
small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
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