quails
Shrinks from fear
Quails are small, plump game birds related to partridges, known for their quick, low flight and distinctive calls.
They're hunted for sport and raised for meat and eggs.
Separately, to quail is to flinch or shrink back in fear: She quailed at the thought of confronting him.
His confidence quailed under her withering stare.
birds
North American gamebird
- coveySmall bird gathering
- gamebirdFowl hunted for sport
- partridgeGround-dwelling game bird
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
feathers · ground-nesting · pheasant · grouse · wildfowl · camouflage · foraging · insectivorous
bobwhite
North American gamebird
plumage · feathers · ground-nesting · pheasant · grouse · wildfowl · camouflage · foraging · insectivorous · beak
cowers
Shrinks from fear
flinches · trembles · winces · blenches · falters · hesitates · balks · shudders · quivers · blanches
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- game birdswild turkey, wild turkeys, pheasants, grouse, partridges
- quail eggsSmall gamebird offspring casings
- wild quail
- quail huntingPursuing small game fowl
- quail seasonPermitted gamebird hunting period