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Definitions for Partridge
[1] any of several Old World gallinaceous game birds of the subfamily Perdicinae, especially Perdix perdix.
[2] Chiefly Northern U.S. the ruffed grouse.
[3] Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. bobwhite.
[4] any of several other North American gallinaceous game birds.
[5] any of various South and Central American tinamous.
[6] Eric (Hon·ey·wood) [huhn -ee-woo d] /ˈhʌn iˌwʊd/ , 1894–1979, British lexicographer, born in New Zealand.
[7] 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)
[8] US and Canadian any of various other gallinaceous birds, esp the bobwhite and ruffed grouse
[9] Eric (Honeywood ). 1894–1979, British lexicographer, born in New Zealand; author of works on English usage, idiom, slang, and etymology
Words related to Partridge
fowl, duck, chicken, geese, pigeon, pheasant, turkey, grouse, quail, pullet, rooster, goose, hen, curlew, plover, sandpiper, snipe, wildfowl, woodcock
Words nearby Partridge
partners' desk, partnership, partnerships for peace, parton, partook, partridge, partridge pea, partridge wood, partridge-wood, partridgeberry, parts
Origin of Partridge
1250–1300; Middle English partrich, variant of pertrich < Middle French pertris, variant of perdris, Old French perd(r)iz < Latin perdix < Greek pérdix
Other words from Partridge
par·tridge·like , adjective
Word origin for Partridge
C13: from Old French perdriz, from Latin perdix, from Greek
Synonyms for Partridge
curlew, grouse, pheasant, plover, quail, sandpiper, snipe, wild turkey, wildfowl, woodcock