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(), n.[OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. .] (Zol.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus Perdix and several related genera of the family Perdicid, of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird. Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. Chaucer. The common European, or gray, partridge (Perdix cinerea) and the red-legged partridge (Caccabis rubra) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known species. 2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to Colinus, and allied genera. [U.S.] Among them are the bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) of the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge (Oreortyx pictus) of California; the Massena partridge (Cyrtonyx Montezum); and the California partridge (Callipepla Californica). 3. The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). [New Eng.] Bamboo partridge (Zol.), a spurred partridge of the genus Bambusicola. Several species are found in Ch スポンサード リンク
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