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New World quails

New World quails is the plural of New World quail.

Meaning of New World quail

Noun

New World quail (usually uncountable, plural New World quails)

  1. (usually) Any bird in the New World family Odontophoridae (which also includes the African genus Ptilopachus), resembling but not closely related to the Old World quails (which belong to the family Phasianidae).
    Synonyms:
    odontophorid

Questions about New World quails

What is New World quails the plural of?
New World quails is the plural of New World quail.

Words near New World quails in the dictionary

  1. New World oriole
  2. New World orioles
  3. New World porcupine
  4. New World porcupines
  5. New World quail
  6. New World quails
  7. New World rat
  8. New World rats
  9. New World ROM
  10. New World screwworm
  11. New World screwworms

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