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quadrilateral A quadrilateral is a four-sided figure. The square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, kite, and parallelogram are quadrilaterals.	quadruped A quadruped is an animal that walks on four legs. Dogs and cats are quadrupeds. Many dinosaurs, such as Triceratops, were quadrupeds.	quadruplets Quadruplets are four siblings (brothers and/or sisters) who are born at the same time from the same mother.	Quaesitosaurus Quaesitosaurus was plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck and a long tail.	quagga The quagga is a recently-extinct relative of the zebra.
quail A quail is a bird; it spends a lot of time on the ground.	quart A quart is one quarter (one fourth) of a gallon.	1/4 quarter When something is divided into four equal parts, each of these four parts is a quarter of the original object.	quarter A quarter is a coin that is worth 25 cents. Four quarters make one dollar.	quartz Quartz is a common crystalline mineral.
quasar A quasar is a distant energy source in space which gives off large amounts of radiation.	queen A queen is a hereditary ruler of a country.	Queen Alexandra's birdwing butterfly Queen Alexandra's Birdwing is the biggest butterfly in the world. Its wingspan is about 1 foot (30 cm) wide.	queen conch The queen conch is a large, shelled animal from warm seas. It is in danger of extinction.	question mark A question mark lets you know that a sentence is a question.
quetzal The quetzal is a beautiful rain forest bird with very long tail feathers.	Quetzalcoatlus Quetzalcoatlus was a giant pterosaur and the largest flying animal ever. It went extinct millions of years ago.	quicksand Quicksand is very wet sand that acts like a liquid. Things can sink into quicksand.	quiet When it is quiet there is no noise.	quilt Quilts keep you warm at night.
quintuplets Quintuplets are five siblings (brothers and/or sisters) who are born at the same time from the same mother.	quiver Arrows are carried in a quiver.	quiz A quiz is a short test.	quokka The Quokka is a plant-eating marsupial from Australia, a small wallaby (a type of kangaroo).	quoll The Quoll is a cat-sized carnivorous marsupial from the island of Tasmania and mainland Australia.
"One if by land, .." quotation marks Quotation marks are used around a quote, when you want to relay exactly what was said or written.	"Hello" quote When you quote someone, you relay exactly what they said or wrote.	quotient The quotient is the answer in long division. The dividend divided by the divisor is the quotient (plus a remainder).

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