flitter vs quail

flitter

verb
  • To scatter in pieces. 

  • To flutter or quiver. 

  • To move about rapidly and nimbly. 

  • To move quickly from one condition or location to another. 

noun
  • Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genus Hyarotis. 

  • A fluttering movement 

  • A small aircraft or spacecraft. 

  • A small perceptible feeling 

  • A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment. 

quail

verb
  • To waste away; to fade, to wither. 

  • Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way. 

  • To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful. 

noun
  • The meat from this bird eaten as food. 

  • Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae. 

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