Meanings
nounquail-plover (plural quail-plovers)
plural quail-plovers
- Any of species Ortyxelos meiffrenii of small ground-dwelling birds of the buttonquail family, found in parts of Africa.
Synonyms: lark buttonquail, lark-plover
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of species Ortyxelos meiffrenii of small ground-dwelling birds of the buttonquail family, found in parts of Africa.
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