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CALIFORNIA QUAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does California quail mean?
• CALIFORNIA QUAIL (noun)
The noun CALIFORNIA QUAIL has 1 sense:
1. plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon
Familiarity information: CALIFORNIA QUAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
California quail; Lofortyx californicus
Hypernyms ("California quail" is a kind of...):
quail (small gallinaceous game birds)
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