Meanings
nounMearns quail (plural Mearns quails or Mearns quail)
plural Mearns quails · alternative Mearns' quail · alternative Mearns's quail
- Synonym of Montezuma quail.
Synonyms: Montezuma quail
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Montezuma quail.
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Origin
Named after Edgar Alexander Mearns.
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Mearns quail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mearns%20quail
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“Mearns quail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mearns%20quail. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mearns quail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mearns%20quail.
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