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QUAIL
Girl/Female
Indian
Quail, Solace
Girl/Female
Arabic, Assamese, German, Indian, Kannada, Lebanese, Muslim, Sindhi
Quail; Solace; Consolation; Comfort
Surname or Lastname
Irish and Scottish
Irish and Scottish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Phóil (see McFall).Irish : variant of Quill 1.English : from Middle English quaille ‘quail’, a nickname for a timorous, lecherous, or fat person, all qualities that were ascribed to the bird.In one family this is an Americanized form of the Ashkenazic Jewish ornamental surname Kvalvaser, meaning ‘spring water’ in Yiddish.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
The Grey Quail
Girl/Female
Muslim
Quail. Solace. Consolation.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Quail, Solace
Girl/Female
Arabic
Quail
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Solace quail, comfort
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n.
Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica).
v. i.
To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.
n.
A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Quail
n.
Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to Colinus, and allied genera.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Rasores, or gallinaceous birds, as the peacock, domestic fowl, partridge, quail, and the like.
n. pl.
A division of birds including Turnix and allied genera, resembling quails in appearance but differing from them anatomically.
v. t.
To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.
n.
Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicidae. These birds resemble quails and partridges in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in important anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually lacking. They are found in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the East Indian Islands, and esp. in Australia and adjacent islands, where they are called quails (see Quail, n., 3.). See Turnicimorphae.
n.
Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
v. i.
To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.
v. i.
To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.
v. i.
To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower.
n.
A bird belonging to the tribe of which the genus Tetrao is the type, as the grouse, partridge, quail, and the like. Used also adjectively.
imp. & p. p.
of Quail
n.
The upland plover.
n.
Any species of limicoline birds of the genera Strepsilas and Arenaria, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and European species (Strepsilas interpres). They are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and other aquatic animals. Called also brant bird, sand runner, sea quail, sea lark, sparkback, and skirlcrake.
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).