Meanings
nounGambel's quail (plural Gambel's quails)
plural Gambel's quails
- A quail of North America (of the US-American southwest and the Mexican northwest), Callipepla gambelii.
Origin
After William Gambel, American naturalist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan colí de Gambel
- colí de Gambelquail of North America
Chinese Mandarin 黑腹翎鹑
- 黑腹翎鹑 (hēifùlíngchún)quail of North America
Dutch helmkwartel
- helmkwartelquail of North America
Finnish aavikkotupsuviiriäinen
- aavikkotupsuviiriäinenquail of North America
French colin de Gambel
- colin de Gambelquail of North America
German Helmwachtel
- Helmwachtelquail of North America
Japanese 頭赤冠鶉
- 頭赤冠鶉 (zuakakanmuriuzura)quail of North America
Korean 갬벨메추리
- 갬벨메추리 (gaembelmechuri)quail of North America
Polish przepiór czubaty
- przepiór czubatyquail of North America
Ukrainian перепелиця жовтогруда
- перепелиця жовтогруда (perepelycja žovtohruda)quail of North America
Cite this entry
APA
Gambel's quail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gambel's%20quail
MLA
“Gambel's quail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gambel's%20quail. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gambel's quail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gambel's%20quail.
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