English dictionary



Info: This web site is based on WordNet 3.0 from Princeton University.

English noun: button-quail

1. button-quail (animal) small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains


Synonymsbustard quail, button quail, hemipode


Broader (hypernym)wader, wading bird


Narrower (hyponym)striped button quail, Turnix sylvatica


Member meronymgenus Turnix, Turnix









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2024 onlineordbog.dk