migratory quail

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   the typical Old World quail

   SynonymsCoturnix coturnixCoturnix communis

   BroaderOld World quail

Questions about migratory quail

What does migratory quail mean?

migratory quail means "the typical Old World quail".

What is another word for migratory quail?

Close synonyms include Coturnix coturnix, Coturnix communis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is migratory quail a common word?

migratory quail is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.