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quail

[kweyl] / kweɪl /


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The author is a freelancer and storyteller who lives in Glassell Park with her husband, two dogs and four quail.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Instead, the firm has chosen quail because fewer people know what it is supposed to taste like.

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

Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp “chi-ca-go,” a sound the birds use to signal they are separated from a mate or group.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

The company halted, and there was not a heart among them that did not quail, unless it were the heart of Legolas of the Elves, for whom the ghosts of Men have no terror.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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