quail

nouns

flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

quail

is a part of

small gallinaceous game birds

domain category

any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport

is a type of (narrower)

flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food

small gallinaceous game birds

quail

is a member of

a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground)

"we were visited at breakfast by a bevy of excited ducks"

is a type of (narrower)

a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae

draw back, as with fear or pain

"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince