Quail
Plural form of: quailnoun — Plural: quail, quails
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- (1. Any of various Old World chicken like birds of the genus Coturnix, especially C. coturnix, small in size and having mottled brown plumage and a short tail. 2. Any of various similar or related New World birds, such as the bobwhite) ក្រូច (សត្វ), សត្វទា
verb — past tense: qualled ; past participle: qualled ; present participle: qualling ;
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- (INTRANSITIVE) (To shrink back in fear; cower) quail (at) អស់កម្លាំងចិត្ដ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun — Plural: quail, quails
- 1.
- 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).
- 2.
- 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).
- 3.
- Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius).
- 4.
- A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
verb — past tense: qualled ; past participle: qualled ; present participle: qualling ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) 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.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.
- 4.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.