Quail, n.
 1. Zool. Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis).
 2. Zool. Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica).
 3. Zool. Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
 4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.  [Obs.]
 Bustard quail Zool., a small Asiatic quail-like bird of the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus). See Turnix.
 Button quail Zool., one of several small Asiatic species of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the smallest game bird of India.
 Mountain quail. See under Mountain.
 Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net or within range.
 Quail dove Zool., any one of several American ground pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera.
 Quail hawk Zool., the New Zealand sparrow hawk (Hieracidea Novæ-Hollandiæ).
 Quail pipe. See Quail call, above.
 Quail snipe Zool., the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe.
 Sea quail Zool., the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]

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 Snipe n.
 1. Zool. Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
 Note: ☞ The common, or whole, snipe (Gallinago cœlestis) and the great, or double, snipe (Gallinago major), are the most important European species. The Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) (sometimes erroneously called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher (Macrohamphus griseus), are well-known American species.
 2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.]
 Half snipe, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.
 Jack snipe. See Jacksnipe.
 Quail snipe. See under Quail.
 Robin snipe, the knot.
 Sea snipe. See in the Vocabulary.
 Shore snipe, any sandpiper.
 Snipe hawk, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
 Stone snipe, the tattler.
 Summer snipe, the dunlin; the green and the common European sandpipers.
 Winter snipe. See Rock snipe, under Rock.
 Woodcock snipe, the great snipe.