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"QUAILS" is a plural of: quail. |
Date "QUAILS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1374. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Quails The Israelites were twice relieved in their privation by a miraculous supply of quails, (1) in the wilderness of Sin (Ex. 16:13), and (2) again at Kibroth-hattaavah (q.v.), Num. 11:31. God "rained flesh upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea" (Ps. 78:27). The words in Num. 11:31, according to the Authorized Version, appear to denote that the quails lay one above another to the thickness of two cubits above the ground. The Revised Version, however, reads, "about two cubits above the face of the earth", i.e., the quails flew at this height, and were easily killed or caught by the hand. Being thus secured in vast numbers by the people, they "spread them all abroad" (11:32) in order to salt and dry them. These birds (the Coturnix vulgaris of naturalists) are found in countless numbers on the shores of the Mediterranean, and their annual migration is an event causing great excitement. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Food & Agriculture | A large family of gallinaceous birds including the Asiatic pheasants, domestic fowls, jungle fowls, argus pheasants, Old World partridges and often also the turkeys. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Quail is a collective name for several genera of small birds in the Pheasant family Phasianidae.
Quails
Asian Blue QuailScientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family†: Phasianidae
Genera Coturnix
Anurophasis
Perdicula
Ophrysia† See also Pheasant
Partridge, GrouseThis article deals with the Old World quail species. The New World quails are not closely related, but are named for their similar appearance and behaviour.
The Old World buttonquails are also in a different family Turnicidae, and are completey unrelated to the true quails.
The quails are small plump terrestrial birds. They are seed eaters, but will also take insects and similar small prey. They nest on the ground.
Wild quail were once a popular game bird. The eggs of the quail are considered a delicacy, and are sometimes used raw in sushi. The Common Quail was previously much favoured in French cooking, but quail for the table are now more likely to be domesticated Japanese Quail.
The quail species are:
Genus Coturnix
Genus Anurophasis
- Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica
- Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix
- Harlequin Quail, Coturnix delegorguei
- Rain Quail, Coturnix coromandelica
- Stubble Quail, Coturnix pectoralis
- Brown Quail, Coturnix ypsilophora
- Asian Blue Quail or Chinese Painted Quail, Coturnix chinensis
- African Blue Quail, Coturnix adansonii
Genus Perdicula, the bush-quails
- Snow Mountain Quail, Anurophasis monorthonyx
Genus Ophrysia
- Jungle Bush-Quail, Perdicula asiatica
- Rock Bush-Quail, Perdicula argoondah
- Painted Bush-Quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha
- Manipur Bush-Quail, Perdicula manipurensis
- Himalayan Quail, Ophrysia superciliosa
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Quail."
Crosswords: QUAILS |
| English words defined with "QUAILS": family Phasianidae ♦ Galliformes, Gallinae, game bird, genus Odontophorus ♦ Odontophorus, order Galliformes ♦ Phasianidae ♦ Quail call ♦ Turnicimorphae ♦ Wood quail. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "QUAILS": Bevy. (references) |
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| "QUAILS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 95.00% of the time. "QUAILS" is used about 60 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 95% | 57 | 44,859 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 5% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 60 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "QUAILS" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Quails | Last name | 130 | 60,995 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "QUAILS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 鹌鹑 (Quail). (various references) | |
Danish | fasanfugle (partridges, peacocks, pheasants). (various references) | |
Dutch | fazantvogels (partridges, peacocks, pheasants). (various references) | |
French | phasianidés. (various references) | |
German | Wachteln. (various references) | |
Greek | φασιανίδες (partridges, peacocks, pheasants). (various references) | |
Italian | fasianidi (partridges, peacocks, pheasants). (various references) | |
Korean | ""라기 (Bobwhite, Quail). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ailsquay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | fasianídeos (partridges, peacocks, pheasants). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | coturnices, Phasianidae. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Exodus Chapter 16, Verse 13 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Egeneto de espera kai anebh ortugomhtra kai ekaluyen thn parembolhn to prwi egeneto katapauomenhV thV drosou kuklw thV parembolhV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Factum est ergo vespere et ascendens coturnix operuit castra mane quoque ros iacuit per circuitum castrorum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thanne it was doon at euen, and steiynge vp a curlew couerde the tentis, and eerly dew cam by the enuirown of the tentis. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And at eue the quayles came ad couered the groude where they laye. And in the mornynge the dewe laye rounde aboute the hoste. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And it came to pass, that at evening the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay around the host. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And it came about that in the evening little birds came up and the place was covered with them: and in the morning there was dew all round about the tents. |
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| Language | Exodus Chapter 16, Verse 13 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ug nahitabo sa pagkagabii, nga mingkayaw ang mga buntog, ug minghugpa sa campo, ug sa pagkabuntag naglukop ang tun-og libut sa campo. |
| Croatian | I doista! Naveèer se pojave prepelice i prekriju tabor. A ujutro obilna rosa sve orosila oko tabora. |
| Danish | Da det nu blev Aften, kom en Sværm Vagtler flyvende og faldt i et tykt Lag over Lejren; og næste Morgen lå Duggen tæt rundt om Lejren, |
| Dutch | En het geschiedde aan den avond, dat er kwakkelen opkwamen, en het leger bedekten; en aan den morgen lag de dauw rondom het leger. |
| Finnish | Ja illalla tuli viiriäisiä, ja ne peittivät leirin, ja aamulla laskeutui kastesumu leirin ympärille. |
| French | Le soir, il survint des cailles qui couvrirent le camp; et, au matin, il y eut une couche de rosée autour du camp. |
| German | Und am Abend kamen Wachteln herauf und bedeckten das Heer. Und am Morgen lag der Tau um das Heer her. |
| Hungarian | És lõn, hogy estve fürjek jövének fel és ellepék a tábort, reggel pedig harmatszállás lõn a tábor körûl. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada waktu sore datanglah burung puyuh sampai banyak sekali sehingga menutupi seluruh perkemahan, dan pada waktu pagi turunlah embun di sekeliling perkemahan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka jadilah demikian, pada petang itu juga turunlah beberapa burung puyuh, sehingga tertudunglah olehnya segala tempat tentara itu, dan pada paginya adalah embun keliling tempat tentara itu. |
| Italian | Ora alla sera le quaglie salirono e coprirono l'accampamento; al mattino vi era uno strato di rugiada intorno all'accampamento. |
| Maori | ¶ A i te ahiahi, na, ka puta mai te koitareke, a kapi ana te puni: a i te ata kua takoto te tomairangi i te nohoanga, tawhio noa, tawhio noa. |
| Norwegian | Da det nu blev aften, kom det vaktler og dekket leiren, og om morgenen var det et lag av dugg rundt omkring leiren. |
| Portuguese | E aconteceu que tarde subiram codornizes, e cobriram o arraial; e pela manhã havia uma camada de orvalho ao redor do arraial. |
| Rumanian | Seara, au venit niwte prepeliye wi au acoperit tabqra; wi, dimineaya, s`a awezat un strat gros de rouq kn jurul taberii. |
| Russian | чЕЮЕТПН ОБМЕФЕМЙ ЕТЕ ЕМЩ Й ПЛТЩМЙ УФБО, Б ПХФТХ МЕЦБМБ ТПУБ ПЛПМП УФБОБ; |
| Spanish | Al atardecer vinieron las codornices y cubrieron el campamento. Y al amanecer había una capa de rocío alrededor del campamento. |
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Misspellings | |
"QUAILS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aquilids, Equanil, kails, qawaali, qrail, quael, quaeles, quai, quaila, Quaile, quaille, quaills, quais, quaiss, quales, qualg, quali, qualia, qualie, qualis, quals, quaos, quaril, quarles, Quarless, quarls, quawl, queils, Quenild, quial, Quila, quilb, quiles, Quilici, quils, Quixis, quraish, quril, Quwatli, squails. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "QUAILS" (pronounced kwā"lz) |
| 4 | -w ā" l z | swails, Swales, wails, Wales, whales. |
| 3 | -ā" l z | ails, ales, assails, bails, bales, Brailles, curtails, dales, derails, details, entails, fails, gales, hails, Hales, jails, mails, males, nails, pails, pales, prevails, rails, rales, sails, sales, scales, shales, snails, tails, tales, trails, travails, unveils, vales, veils. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-l-q-s-u" | |
-1 letter: quail, quais, quasi. | |
-2 letters: ails, quai, sail, saul, sial. | |
-3 letters: ail, ais, als, las, lis, qua, sal, sau, suq. | |
-4 letters: ai, al, as, is, la, li, si, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-l-q-s-u" | |
+1 letter: pasquil, siliqua, squalid, squilla. | |
+2 letters: alfaquis, aliquots, equalise, liquates, pasquils, qualmish, queasily, quillais, quinelas, quintals, siliquae, siliquas, squillae, squillas, tequilas. | |
+3 letters: alfaquins, appliques, equalised, equaliser, equalises, equalizes, odalisque, qualifies, qualities, qualmiest, quantiles, quartiles, quillaias, quillajas, quinellas, quinielas, requitals, squalider, squalidly, squallier, squalling, squashily, squealing. | |
+4 letters: acquittals, aquilegias, clinquants, disqualify, equalisers, equalising, equalities, equalizers, harlequins, liquations, liquidates, loquacious, odalisques, palanquins, quadrilles, qualifiers, qualmishly, quesadilla, quillbacks, quitclaims, rainsquall, sequential, squabbling, squalidest, squalliest, squarishly. | |
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