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button-quail

button-quail

9.9
A small ground bird like a quail that has no hind toe
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : codorniz botón
  • Unlike true quails, the button-quail lacks a hind toe.

Examples

  • The button-quail is difficult to spot due to its camouflaged plumage.

  • Researchers studied the breeding habits of the button-quail in the wild.

  • The button-quail is known for its distinctive plumage.

  • Have you ever seen a button-quail in the wild?

  • The button-quail is difficult to spot due to its camouflaged plumage.

  • Researchers studied the breeding habits of the button-quail in the wild.

  • Unlike true quails, the button-quail lacks a hind toe.

Synonyms

button quail
vsbutton-quail
  • Indian
9.5

A small ground bird like a quail that lives on grassy plains and has no hind toe

is the general description without that specific classification
hemipode
vsbutton-quail
9.9

A small bird like a quail that lives in open grassland and has no back toe

is the plain description rather than the technical term
bustard quail
vsbutton-quail
  • Specialized
9.9

A small ground bird like a quail in Eurasia and Africa that has no hind toe and lives in grass

focuses on general terrestrial habitat without that emphasis

Surface Forms

button-quail singular
button-quails plural

Morphology

button-quail = button + quail (semi-transparent) = button + quail

The components 'button' and 'quail' are clearly visible, but the specialized zoological meaning (a quail-like bird not a true quail) is not fully predictable from the parts.

Etymology

The word button-quail comes from button ('a small, round fastener') and quail (the familiar bird). So imagine a tiny, round quail, and the name fits this small ground bird that looks like a little quail but is different from true quails.