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quail

[kweyl] / kweɪl /


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Ellen Dinsmoor is chief operating officer of Vow, a Sydney-based firm that sells cultivated Japanese quail products in Japan.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

Under the ticking clock, the chefs wrestle with dishes like tournedos aux morilles and quail with cherries.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024

He loved to hunt and cook, sometimes combining the two passions at the fire station by serving quail enchiladas, the poultry fresh from a recent hunt.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2024

"There's no reason that it will not work for all poultry operations, including turkeys, quail and ducks," Dridi said.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2024

In the meantime, the chemical had been changed to the even more toxic aldrin, 100 to 300 times as toxic as DDT in tests on quail.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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