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Partridge

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds

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valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada

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a popular North American game bird

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small Old World gallinaceous game birds

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flesh of either quail or grouse

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unclassified

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
bobwhitebobwhite quailruffed grousetinamou
plural
Partridges
possessive
Partridge's
pluralpossessive
Partridges'