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Definition of Quail
1. Noun. Flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised.
2. Verb. Draw back, as with fear or pain. "She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
Generic synonyms: Move
Specialized synonyms: Retract, Shrink Back
Derivative terms: Flinch, Wince, Wince
3. Noun. Small gallinaceous game birds.
Specialized synonyms: Bobwhite, Bobwhite Quail, Partridge, Old World Quail, California Quail, Lofortyx Californicus
Group relationships: Bevy
Definition of Quail
1. v. i. To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.
2. v. t. To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.
3. v. i. To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.
4. n. Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis).
Definition of Quail
1. to cower [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: cower
Medical Definition of Quail
1. Small galliform bird. Quail embryos are often use in developmental studies because quail cells can be distinguished from chicken cells, yet the two are sufficiently closely related that it is possible to graft embryonic tissue from one to the other. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quail
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