Quail (n.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis). Quai...
, any one of several species of Aphis and allied genera, which suck the sap of growing wheat. Wheat beetle. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small, slender, rusty brown beetle (Sylvanus Surinamensis) whose larv[ae] feed upon wheat, rice, and other grains. (b) A very small, reddish brown, ...
corn.Indian wheat, orTartary wheat(Bot.), a grain (Fagopyrum Tartaricum) much like buckwheat, but only half as large.Turkey wheat(Bot.), a name for Indian corn.Wheat aphid, orWheat aphis(Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of Aphis and allied genera, which suck the sap of ...
any one of several species of Aphis and allied genera, which suck the sap of growing wheat. noun (Zoöl.) A very small, reddish brown, oval beetle (Anobium paniceum) whose larvæ eat the interior of grains of wheat. noun (Zoöl.), [Western U. S.] the American widgeon. noun ...
, any one of several species of Aphis and allied genera, which suck the sap of growing wheat. Wheat beetle. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small, slender, rusty brown beetle (Sylvanus Surinamensis) whose larv[ae] feed upon wheat, rice, and other grains. (b) A very small, reddish brown, ...