Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - partridge
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Partridge
partridge
noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Middle English partrich, modification of Anglo-French perdriz, alteration of Old French perdix, from Latin perdic-, perdix, from Greek perdik-, perdix Date: 14th century 1. any of various typically medium-sized stout-bodied Old World gallinaceous birds (Perdix, Alectoris, and related genera) with variegated plumage that are often hunted as game 2. any of various related birds (as the American ruffed grouse or bobwhite) resembling the Old World ~s in size, habits, or value as game
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1.
n. (pl. same or partridges) 1 any game-bird of the genus Perdix, esp. P. perdix of Europe and Asia. 2 any other of various similar birds of the family Phasianidae, including the snow partridge. Etymology: ME partrich etc. f. OF perdriz etc. f. L perdix -dicis: for -dge cf. CABBAGE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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3.
куропатка; (серая) куропатка (Perdix) – bamboo partridge – Barbary partridge – black partridge – common partridge – crested wood partridge – crimson-headed partridge – Daurian partridge – European partridge – ferruginous wood partridge – gray partridge – hill partridge – Hungarian partridge – long-billed partridge – long-toed partridge – Madagascar partridge – Massena partridge – monal partridge – painted partridge – red-legged partridge – rock partridge – sand partridge – see-see partridge – Shelly's partridge – snow partridge – stone partridge – wood partridge ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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(partridges) A partridge is a wild bird with brown feathers, a round body, and a short tail. N-COUNT • Partridge is the flesh of this bird eaten as food. ...a main course of partridge. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- 1176, from O.Fr. pertis, alteration of perdis (perhaps infl. by fem. suffix -tris), from L. perdicem (nom. perdix), from Gk. perdix, the Greek partridge, probably related to perdesthai "to break wind," from the whirring noise of the bird's wings. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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