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Quail

/kwˈeɪl/
B2
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(verb) To waste away; to fade, to wither.

I prefer quail eggs.
Chicken eggs are richer in vitamin A than quail eggs.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The hunter flushed a covey of ____ from the long grass at the edge of the field.

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