New World quail

noun

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).

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odontophorid
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Meanings

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

plural New World quails

  1. uncountableusuallyAny 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny 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).

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odontophorid
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APA

New World quail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20World%20quail

MLA

“New World quail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20World%20quail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New World quail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20World%20quail.

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