Organisms

Quail

Common name for two distinct groups of BIRDS in the order GALLIFORMES: the New World or American quails of the family Odontophoridae and the Old World quails in the genus COTURNIX, family Phasianidae.

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Abstract

Common name for two distinct groups of BIRDS in the order GALLIFORMES: the New World or American quails of the family Odontophoridae and the Old World quails in the genus COTURNIX, family Phasianidae.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Quails

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer COLINUS or COTURNIX; note JAPANESE QUAIL see COTURNIX; diseases: coordinate with BIRD DISEASES

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History Note

73

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Previous Indexing

  • Birds (1966-1972)
  • Poultry (1966-1972)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.248w.350w.650w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Quail. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011784. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011784
  2. Quail. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quail
  3. Quail. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6072584