1. Small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
   "The button quail scurried through the tall grass, barely visible";
   - button-quail, bustard quail, hemipode

Derived forms: button quails, button-quails

Type of: wader, wading bird

Part of: genus Turnix, Turnix

Encyclopedia: Button quail