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partridge

DEFINITIONS OF: partridge

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n heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds

Synonyms:
tinamou
Type of:
game bird
any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport

n a popular North American game bird; named for its call

Synonyms:
bobwhite, bobwhite quail
Types:
Colinus virginianus, northern bobwhite
a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States
Type of:
quail
small gallinaceous game birds

n small Old World gallinaceous game birds

Types:
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Hungarian partridge, Perdix perdix, gray partridge, grey partridge
common European partridge
Alectoris ruffa, red-legged partridge
common western European partridge with red legs
Alectoris graeca, Greek partridge, rock partridge
of mountainous areas of southern Europe
Oreortyx picta palmeri, mountain partridge, mountain quail
California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail
Type of:
phasianid
a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae

n flesh of either quail or grouse

Type of:
wildfowl
flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food

n valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada

Synonyms:
Bonasa umbellus, ruffed grouse
Type of:
grouse
popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
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