English Explanatory Dictionary

partridge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
  2. The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
  3. A type of cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A minor city in Reno County, Kansas, United States, named after the bird.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-partridge.wav pärʹtrĭj /ˈpɑɹtɹɪd͡ʒ/

Word forms

partridge partridges

Etymology

From Middle English partrich, partriche, pertriche, perdriz, from Old French perdriz, partriz, from Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”), probably from πέρδομαι (pérdomai, “to fart”).

Related words

Partridge Green

Derived words

African partridge and a partridge in a pear tree Arabian partridge bamboo partridge Barbary partridge black partridge bearded wood partridge birch partridge blackheaded partridge black wood-partridge blood partridge Bonham's partridge buff-breasted partridge California partridge capoeira partridge chestnut-breasted partridge chukar partridge collared partridge common partridge crested partridge crested wood partridge crimson-headed partridge Daurian partridge East Asian forest partridge English partridge ferruginous wood partridge French partridge Gambel's partridge gray partridge grey partridge Greek partridge green-legged partridge green-legged hill partridge green wood partridge Guiana partridge Hainan partridge Hey's partridge hill partridge Himalayan partridge Hodgson’s partridge Hungarian partridge long-billed partridge Madagascar partridge Massena partridge monal-partridge mountain partridge Namaqua partridge night partridge painted partridge partridge berry partridge-berry partridgeberry partridge-breast partridge-breasted aloe partridge breeder partridge brood partridge bush partridge cane partridge Cochin partridge country
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