Bevy vs. Quail — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bevy and Quail
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Bevy
A group of birds, especially quail.
Quail
Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes. Old World quail are placed in the family Phasianidae, and New World quail are placed in the family Odontophoridae.
Bevy
A group or assemblage
A bevy of poets.
A bevy of mistakes.
Quail
Any of various primarily ground-dwelling birds of the genus Coturnix, especially C. coturnix, small in size and having mottled brown plumage and a short tail. Also called coturnix.
Bevy
(collective) A group of animals, in particular quail.
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Quail
Any of various similar or related birds of the Americas, such as the bobwhite or the California quail.
Bevy
(collective) A small group of persons, especially of girls and women.
Quail
To shrink back in fear; cower.
Bevy
(collective) A large group or collection.
Quail
(intransitive) To waste away; to fade, to wither.
Bevy
A company; an assembly or collection of persons, especially of ladies.
What a bevy of beaten slaves have we here !
Quail
To daunt or frighten (someone).
Bevy
A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes.
Quail
(intransitive) To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.
Bevy
A group of girls or young women
Quail
(intransitive) Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way.
Bevy
A flock of quail
Quail
(obsolete) To curdle or coagulate, as milk does.
Quail
Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
Quail
(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
Quail
(obsolete) A prostitute, so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
Quail
To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.
Quail
To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower.
The atheist power shall quail, and confess his fears. I. Taylor.Stouter hearts than a woman's have quailed in this terrible winter.
Quail
To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.
Quail
To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.
Quail
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).
Quail
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).
Quail
Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
Quail
A prostitute; - so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
Quail
Flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
Quail
Small gallinaceous game birds
Quail
Draw back, as with fear or pain;
She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
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