Definition of
partridge has definitions from the fields of zoology,game bird,chemistry,United States,food
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[ noun ] (zoology,game bird) a popular North American game bird; named for its call

Synonyms

bobwhite_quail bobwhite

Related terms

quail northern_bobwhite Colinus

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[ noun ] (zoology,game bird) small Old World gallinaceous game birds

Related terms

phasianid red-legged_partridge Hungarian_partridge Greek_partridge mountain_quail covey Perdicidae

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[ noun ] (zoology,game bird) heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds

Synonyms

tinamou

Related terms

game_bird Tinamidae

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[ noun ] (US usage) flesh of either quail or grouse

Related terms

wildfowl US

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2872
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[ noun ] (zoology,game bird) valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada

Synonyms

Bonasa_umbellus ruffed_grouse

Related terms

grouse Bonasa

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Rhymes with

cartridge trudge porridge forage storage peerage ridge average carriage umbrage drawbridge brokerage coverage suffrage anchorage oxbridge drudge bridge abridge marriage carriage acreage disparage undercarriage coleridge beverage cambridge sverige leverage grudge fridge hemorrhage remarriage intermarriage miscarriage begrudge

Phonetic and Homophones

P AA1 R T R IH0 JH
P AA1 R T R AH0 JH

Similar Spelling

parterre Parietaria parturient

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