/ Dictionary / Index B button quail: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: but'ton quail" Pronunciation: [key] any of several birds of the family Turnicidae, of warmer parts of the Old World, resembling but not related to the true quail. Also called the blue-breasted quail, Coturnix chinensis. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. buttonmold buttons Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blanch Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language