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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button-quail::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bustard quail, button quail, hemipode |
| Type of | wader, wading bird |
| Has types | striped button quail, turnix sylvatica |
Examples of button-quail
button-quail
Some species, especially of arid zones, belonging to the pigeon, finch, mousebird, button-quail and bustard families are capable of sucking up water without the need to tilt back their heads.
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