 partridge |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology,game bird) a popular North American game bird; named for its call | |
| Synonyms: | bobwhite_quail bobwhite | |
| Related terms: | quail northern_bobwhite Colinus | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology,game bird) small Old World gallinaceous game birds | |
| Related terms: | phasianid red-legged_partridge Hungarian_partridge Greek_partridge mountain_quail covey Perdicidae | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (zoology,game bird) heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds | |
| Synonyms: | tinamou | |
| Related terms: | game_bird Tinamidae | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (US usage) flesh of either quail or grouse | |
| Related terms: | wildfowl US | |
| 5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2872 | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (zoology,game bird) valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada | |
| Synonyms: | Bonasa_umbellus ruffed_grouse | |
| Related terms: | grouse Bonasa | |
| Similar spelling: |
parterre Parietaria parturient |
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