button quail

noun

: any of a family (Turnicidae) of small terrestrial Old World birds that resemble quails and have only three toes on a foot with the hind toe being absent

Examples of button quail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Other inhabitants include colorful Gouldian finches, waddling button quail, and terrariums filled with frogs, lizards, and other critters. —

Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018

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