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Topic: BIRDS

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: quaille, from Medieval Latin quaccula

quail

1 noun
     
quail1 [uncountable and countable]
HBB a small fat bird with a short tail that is hunted for food or sport, or the meat from this bird
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