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Descriptor English: Quail
Descriptor Spanish: Codorniz
Descriptor codorniz
Scope note: Nombre común de dos grupos distintos de AVES del orden GALLIFORMES: las codornices del Nuevo Mundo o americanas, de la familia Odontophoridae, y las codornices del Viejo Mundo, del género COTURNIX, familia Phasianidae.
Descriptor Portuguese: Codorniz
Descriptor French: Caille
Entry term(s): Quails
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.248.350.650
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011784
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer COLINUS or COTURNIX; note JAPANESE QUAIL see COTURNIX; diseases: coordinate with BIRD DISEASES
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Birds (1966-1972)
Poultry (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73
DeCS ID: 12221
Unique ID: D011784
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Quail - Preferred
Concept UI M0018315
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Quail
Entry term(s) Quails



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