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Quadridentate (?), a. [Quadri- + dentate.] Having four teeth; as, a quadridentate leaf.
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Quadriennial (?), a. Same as .
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Quadrifarious (?), a. [L. quadrifarius fourfold, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quadrifarié. Cf. .] Arranged in four rows or ranks; as, quadrifarious leaves. Loudon.
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Quadrifid (?), a. [L. quadrifidus; quattuor four + findere to cleave: cf. F. quadrifide.] Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts; as, a quadrifid perianth; a quadrifid leaf.
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{ Quadrifoil (?), Quadrifoliate (?), } a. [Quadri- + L. folium leaf.] (Bot.) Four-leaved; having the leaves in whorls of four.
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Quadrifurcated (?), a. [Quadri- + furcated.] Having four forks, or branches.
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Quadriga (?), n.; pl. Quadrigæ (#). [L. See .] (Rom. Antiq.) A car or chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
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{ Quadrigeminal (?), Quadrigeminous (?), } a. [Quadri- + L. gemini twins.] Fourfold; having four similar parts, or two pairs of similar parts.
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Coloq. Quadrigeminal bodies (Anat.), two pairs of lobes, or elevations, on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the optic lobes. The anterior pair are called the nates, and the posterior the testes.
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Quadrigenarious (?), a. [L. quadrigeni, quadringeni, four hundred each.] Consisting of four hundred.
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Quadrijugate (?), a. Same as .
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Quadrijugous (?), a. [L. quadrijugus of a team of four; quattuor four + jugum yoke.] (Bot.) Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets; as, a quadrijugous leaf.
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Quadrilateral (?), a. [L. quadrilaterus: cf. F. quadrilatère, quadrilatéral. See and .] Having four sides, and consequently four angles; quadrangular.
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Quadrilateral, n. 1. (Geom.) A plane figure having four sides, and consequently four angles; a quadrangular figure; any figure formed by four lines.
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2. An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other; as, the Venetian quadrilateral, comprising Mantua, Peschiera, Verona, and Legnano.
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Coloq. Complete quadrilateral (Geom.), the figure made up of the six straight lines that can be drawn through four points, A, B, C, I, the lines being supposed to be produced indefinitely.
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Quadrilateralness, n. The property of being quadrilateral.
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Quadriliteral (?), a. [Quadri- + literal.] Consisting of four letters.
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Quadrillé (?), a. [F.] (Art) Marked with squares, generally by thin lines crossing at right angles and at equal intervals; as, quadrillé paper, or plotting paper.
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Quadrille (?), n. [F. quadrille, n. fem., fr. Sp. cuadrilla meeting of four or more persons or It. quadriglia a band of soldiers, a sort of dance; dim. fr. L. quadra a square, fr. quattuor four. See .] 1. A dance having five figures, in common time, four couples of dancers being in each set.
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2. The appropriate music for a quadrille.
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Quadrille, n. [F. quadrille, n. masc., cf. It. quadriglio; or perhaps from the Spanish. See a dance.] A game played by four persons with forty cards, being the remainder of an ordinary pack after the tens, nines, and eights are discarded. Hoyle.
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Quadrillion (?), n. [F., fr. L. quater four times, akin to quattuor four, E. four; -- formed like million. See , .] According to the French notation, which is followed also upon the Continent and in the United States, a unit with fifteen ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, the number produced by involving a million to the fourth power, or the number represented by a unit with twenty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under .
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{ Quadrilobate (?), Quadrilobed (?), } a. [Quadri- + lobe: cf. F. quadrilobé.] Having four lobes; as, a quadrilobate leaf.
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Quadrilocular (?), a. [Quadri- + locular: cf. F. quadriloculaire.] Having four cells, or cavities; as, a quadrilocular heart.
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Quadrin (?), n. [OF., fr. L. quadrini four each, fr. quattuor four.] A small piece of money, in value about a farthing, or a half cent. [Obs.]
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Quadrinodal (?), a. [Quadri- + nodal.] (Math.) Possessing four nodes; as, quadrinodal curves.
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Quadrinomial (?), n. [Quadri- + nomial, as in binomial: cf. F. quadrinôme.] (Alg.) A polynomial of four terms connected by the signs plus or minus.
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Quadrinomical (?), a. Quadrinomial.
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Quadrinominal (?), a. [Quadri- + nominal.] (Alg.) Quadrinomial. Sir W. R. Hamilton.
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Quadripartite (?), a. [L. quadripartitus, p. p. of quadripartire to divide into four parts; quattuor four + partire to divide: cf. F. quadripartite.] Divided into four parts.
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Quadripartitely, adv. In four parts.
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Quadripartition (?), n. [L. quadripartitio: cf. F. quadripartition.] A division or distribution by four, or into four parts; also, a taking the fourth part of any quantity or number.
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Quadripennate (?), a. [Quadri- + pennate.] (Zoöl.) Having four wings; -- said of insects.
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Quadriphyllous (?), a. [Quadri + Gr. � leaf.] (Bot.) Having four leaves; quadrifoliate.
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Quadrireme (?), n. [L. quadriremis; quattuor four + remus an oar: cf. F. quadrirème.] (Antiq.) A galley with four banks of oars or rowers.
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Quadrisection (?), n. [Quadri- + section.] A subdivision into four parts.
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Quadrisulcate (?), a. [Quadri + sulcate.] (Zoöl.) Having four hoofs; as, a quadrisulcate foot; a quadrisulcate animal.
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{ Quadrisyllabic (?), Quadri-syllabical (?), }Having four syllables; of or pertaining to quadrisyllables; as, a quadrisyllabic word.
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Quadrisyllable (?), n. [Quadri- + syllable: cf. F. quadrisyllabe.] A word consisting of four syllables. De Quincey.
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Quadrivalence (?), n. (Chem.) The quality or state of being quadrivalent; tetravalence.
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Quadrivalent (?), a. [Quadri- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. See .] (Chem.) Having a valence of four; capable of combining with, being replaced by, or compared with, four monad atoms; tetravalent; -- said of certain atoms and radicals; thus, carbon and silicon are quadrivalent elements.
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Quadrivalve (?), a. [Quadri- + valve: cf. F. quadrivalve.] (Bot.) Dehiscent into four similar parts; four-valved; as, a quadrivalve pericarp.
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Quadrivalve, n. (Arch.) A door, shutter, or the like, having four folds.
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Quadrivalvular (?), a. Having four valves; quadrivalve.
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Quadrivial (?), a. [L. quadrivium a place where four ways meet; quattuor four + via way.] Having four ways meeting in a point. B. Jonson.
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Quadrivial, n. One of the four “liberal arts” making up the quadrivium.
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Quadrivium (?), n. [L.] The four “liberal arts,” arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy; -- so called by the schoolmen. See .
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Quadroon (?), n. [F. quarteron, or Sp. cuarteron. See a fourth part, and cf. .] The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person quarter-blooded. [Written also quarteron, quarteroon, and quateron.]
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Quadroxide (?), n. [Quadri- + oxide.] (Chem.) A tetroxide. [R.]
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Quadrumana (?), n. pl. [NL. See .] (Zoöl.) A division of the Primates comprising the apes and monkeys; -- so called because the hind foot is usually prehensile, and the great toe opposable somewhat like a thumb. Formerly the Quadrumana were considered an order distinct from the Bimana, which last included man alone.
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Quadrumane (?), n. [L. quattuor four + manus a hand: cf. F. quadrumane.] (Zoöl.) One of the Quadrumana.
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Quadrumanous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having four hands; of or pertaining to the Quadrumana.
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Quadruped (?), a. [L. quadrupes, -pedis; quattuor four + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. quadrupède. See , and .] Having four feet.
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Quadruped, n. (Zoöl.) An animal having four feet, as most mammals and reptiles; -- often restricted to the mammals.
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Quadrupedal (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having four feet; of or pertaining to a quadruped.
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Quadruplane (?), n. [L. quadru- in comp. + E. plane.] An airplane with four superposed main supporting surfaces. Contrasted with triplane biplane and monoplane. They are now used only for hobbyist or historical activities.
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Quadruple (?), a. [L. quadruplus, from quattuor four: cf. F. quadruple. See , and cf. .] Fourfold; as, to make quadruple restitution; a quadruple alliance.
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Coloq. Quadruple time (Mus.), that in which each measure is divided into four equal parts.
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Quadruple, n. [Cf. F. quadruple, L. quadruplum.] four times the sum or number; a fourfold amount; as, to receive to quadruple of the amount in damages.
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Quadruple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quadrupled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Quadrupling (?).] [L. quadruplare: cf. F. quadrupler.] To multiply by four; to increase fourfold; to double; to double twice. A. Smith.
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Quadruple, v. i. To be multiplied by four; to increase fourfold; to become four times as much.
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Quadruplet (?), n. [From .] 1. A collection or combination of four of a kind.
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2. pl. Four children born in the same labor.
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3. A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the riders can assist in the propulsion.
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Quadruplex (?), a. [L., from quattuor four + plicare to fold.] Fourfold; folded or doubled twice.
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Coloq. Quadruplex system (Electric Telegraph), a system by which four messages, two in each direction, may be sent simultaneously over the wire.
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Quadruplicate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quadruplicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Quadruplicating.] [L. quadruplicatus, p. p. of quadruplicare, fr. quadruple� fourfold. See .] To make fourfold; to double twice; to quadruple.
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Quadruplicate (?), a. [L. quadruplicatus, p. p.]
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1. Fourfold; doubled twice; four times repeated; as, a quadruplicate ratio, or a quadruplicate proportion.
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2. (Math.) Raised to the fourth power. [R.]
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Quadruplication (?), n. [L. quadruplicatio: cf. F. quadruplication.] The act of making fourfold; a taking four times the simple sum or amount.
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Quadruply (?), adv. To a fourfold quantity; so as to be, or cause to be, quadruple; as, to be quadruply recompensed.
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Quære (?), v. imperative. [L., imperative of quaerere to seek.] Inquire; question; see; -- used to signify doubt or to suggest investigation.
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Quæstor (?), n. [L.] Same as .
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Quaff (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quaffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Quaffing.] [For quach, fr. Gael. & Ir. cuach a drinking cup; cf. L. caucus a drinking vessel. Cf. .] To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts. “Quaffed off the muscadel.” Shak.
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They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet
Quaff immortality and joy. Milton.
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Quaff (?), v. i. To drink largely or luxuriously.
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Twelve days the gods their solemn revels keep,
And quaff with blameless Ethiops in the deep. Dryden.
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Quaffer (?), n. One who quaffs, or drinks largely.
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Quag (?), n. A quagmire. [R.] “Crooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells.” Cowper.
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Quagga (?), n. [Hottentot.] (Zoöl.) A South African wild ass (Equus quagga syn. Hippotigris quagga). The upper parts are reddish brown, becoming paler behind and behind and beneath, with dark stripes on the face, neck, and fore part of the body. The species became extinct in the late 1800's, largely due to excessive hunting.
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Quaggy (?), a. [See , .] Of the nature of a quagmire; yielding or trembling under the foot, as soft, wet earth; spongy; boggy. “O'er the watery strath, or quaggy moss.” Collins.
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Quagmire (?), n. [Quake + mire.] Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet. “A spot surrounded by quagmires, which rendered it difficult of access.” Palfrey.
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Syn. -- Morass; marsh; bog; swamp; fen; slough.
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{ Quahog, Quahaug } (?), n. [Abbrev. fr. Narragansett Indian poquaûhock.] (Zoöl.) An American market clam (Venus mercenaria). It is sold in large quantities, and is highly valued as food. Called also round clam, and hard clam.
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☞ The name is also applied to other allied species, as Venus Mortoni of the Gulf of Mexico.
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{ Quaigh, Quaich } (?), n. [Gael. cuach. Cf. .] A small shallow cup or drinking vessel. [Scot.] [Written also quegh.]
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Quail (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Qualled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Qualling.] [AS. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu violent death, D. kwaal pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to suffer torment, Lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. Cf. .] 1. To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. 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.
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The atheist power shall quail, and confess his fears. I. Taylor.
Stouter hearts than a woman's have quailed in this terrible winter. Longfellow.
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Syn. -- to cower; flinch; shrink; quake; tremble; blench; succumb; yield.
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Quail, v. t. [Cf. .] To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Quail, v. i. [OF. coaillier, F. cailler, from L. coagulare. See .] To curdle; to coagulate, as milk. [Obs.] Holland.
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Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.]
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1. (Zoöl.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis).
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2. (Zoöl.) 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).
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3. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See .
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4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] Shak.
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Coloq. Bustard quail (Zoöl.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus). See . -- Coloq. Button quail (Zoöl.), one of several small Asiatic species of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the smallest game bird of India. -- Coloq. Mountain quail . See under . -- Coloq. Quail call , a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net or within range. -- Coloq. Quail dove (Zoöl.), any one of several American ground pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera. -- Coloq. Quail hawk (Zoöl.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk (Hieracidea Novæ-Hollandiæ). -- Coloq. Quail pipe . See Quail call, above. -- Coloq. Quail snipe (Zoöl.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe. -- Coloq. Sea quail (Zoöl.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]
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