buttonquail

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English

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common buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
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Etymology

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From button +‎ quail.

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Noun

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buttonquail (plural buttonquails)

  1. Any of several species of small terrestrial birds, principally in the genus Turnix of the family Turnicidae.
    Synonym: hemipode

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