Partridge
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
Framework senses
- §1
- valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
- §2
- a popular North American game bird
- §3
- small Old World gallinaceous game birds
- §4
- heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
- §5
- flesh of either quail or grouse