Any of various Old World chickenlike birds of the genus Coturnix, especially C. coturnix, small in size and having mottled brown plumage and a short tail.

• 鹌鹑产于东半球的一种鹌鹑属似鸡的鸟，尤指加利福纪亚鹌鹑体形小、并长有带花纹的褐色羽毛和短尾巴