Meaning Of The Word Partridge
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partridge
countable noun: A partridge is a wild bird with brown feathers, a round body, and a short tail. Partridge in American English any of a number of medium-sized, short-tailed gallinaceous birds (family Phasianidae), esp., an Old World species (Perdix perdix) with an orange-brown head, a grayish neck, and a rust-colored tail, now established in N U.S. Eric (Honeywood)1894-1979; Brit. lexicographer, born in New Zealand noun: any of several Old World gallinaceous game birds of the subfamily Perdicinae, esp Perdix perdix partridge in British English noun: any of various small Old World gallinaceous game birds of the genera Perdix, Alectoris, etc, esp P. perdix (common or European partridge): family Phasianidae (pheasants) noun: Eric (Honeywood). 1894–1979, British lexicographer, born in New Zealand; author of works on English usage, idiom, slang, and etymology |
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