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Thesaurus: partridge

Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus Perdix and several related genera of the family Perdicidae, of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird.

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  1. n. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus Perdix and several related genera of the family Perdicidae, of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird.
  2. n. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to Colinus, and allied genera.
  3. n. The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).
  4. n. flesh of either quail or grouse
  5. n. heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
  6. n. small Old World gallinaceous game birds
  7. n. a popular North American game bird; named for its call
  8. n. valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
  9. n:100 n. flesh of either quail or grouse n. small Old World gallinaceous game birds