Defenition of the word partridge
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Defenition of the word partridge
- (Perdix perdix)A resident bird which occurs in the major part of Europe.
- A medium-sized non-migratory bird of the family Phasianidae.
- a popular North American game bird; named for its call
- small Old World gallinaceous game birds
- (US usage) flesh of either quail or grouse
- valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
- heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
- flesh of either quail or grouse
Synonyms for the word partridge
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- bobwhite
- bobwhite quail
- Bonasa umbellus
- ruffed grouse
- tinamou
Meronymys for the word partridge
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- Bonasa
- Colinus
- covey
- family Tinamidae
- genus Bonasa
- genus Colinus
- Perdicidae
- Perdicinae
- subfamily Perdicidae
- subfamily Perdicinae
- Tinamidae
Hyponyms for the word partridge
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- Alectoris graeca
- Alectoris ruffa
- Colinus virginianus
- gray partridge
- Greek partridge
- grey partridge
- Hungarian partridge
- mountain partridge
- mountain quail
- northern bobwhite
- Oreortyx picta palmeri
- Perdix perdix
- red-legged partridge
- rock partridge
Hypernyms for the word partridge
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- game bird
- grouse
- phasianid
- quail
- surname
- wildfowl
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