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Montezuma quail

Montezuma quail noun: cyrtonyx montezumae, a stubby, secretive New World quail of Mexico and nearby parts of the United States.

Noun

Montezuma quail (plural Montezuma quails or Montezuma quail)

  1. Cyrtonyx montezumae, a stubby, secretive New World quail of Mexico and nearby parts of the United States.
    Synonyms:
    Mearns quail

Synonyms of Montezuma quail

Forms of Montezuma quail

pluralMontezuma quails
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Questions about Montezuma quail

What does Montezuma quail mean?
Montezuma quail means cyrtonyx montezumae, a stubby, secretive New World quail of Mexico and nearby parts of the United States.
What part of speech is Montezuma quail?
Montezuma quail is a noun.
What is the plural of Montezuma quail?
The plural of Montezuma quail is Montezuma quails.

Words near Montezuma quail in the dictionary

  1. Montezes
  2. Montezuma
  3. Montezuma County
  4. Montezuma cypress
  5. Montezuma cypresses
  6. Montezuma quail
  7. Montezuma quails
  8. Montezuma's cattleheart
  9. Montezuma's cattlehearts
  10. Montezuma's revenge
  11. Montezuman

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