English dictionary
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English noun: partridge | |||
| 1. | partridge (food) flesh of either quail or grouse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wildfowl | ||
| Domain region | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
| 2. | partridge (animal) heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds | ||
| Synonyms | tinamou | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | game bird | ||
| Member meronym | family Tinamidae, Tinamidae | ||
| 3. | partridge (animal) small Old World gallinaceous game birds | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | phasianid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Alectoris graeca, Alectoris ruffa, gray partridge, Greek partridge, grey partridge, Hungarian partridge, mountain partridge, mountain quail, Oreortyx picta palmeri, Perdix perdix, red-legged partridge, rock partridge | ||
| Member meronym | covey, Perdicidae, Perdicinae, subfamily Perdicidae, subfamily Perdicinae | ||
| 4. | partridge (animal) a popular North American game bird; named for its call | ||
| Synonyms | bobwhite, bobwhite quail | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quail | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Colinus virginianus, northern bobwhite | ||
| Member meronym | Colinus, genus Colinus | ||
| 5. | partridge (animal) valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada | ||
| Synonyms | Bonasa umbellus, ruffed grouse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grouse | ||
| Member meronym | Bonasa, genus Bonasa | ||
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