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Meanings of partridge in inglés

ruso
куропатковые
portugués
perdiz
español
perdiz
catalán
perdiu
Wikidata

Common name for a type of bird.

perdiz
catalán
perdiu

A popular North American game bird; named for its call.

perdiu
Synonyms
Examples for "gray partridge"
Examples for "gray partridge"
1
Game-birds are found in abundance; both greater and lesser bustard; black and gray partridges, quail, geese, duck, and snipe.
War in the Garden of Eden
2
She was tempted first by the covey of gray partridges she saw pecking at the ripe seeds of ryegrass and einkorn wheat.
The Plains of Passage
catalán
perdiu

Valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada.

perdiu
portugués
perdiz
catalán
perdiu
español
tinamidae

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

tinamidae
Usage of partridge in inglés
1
As it grew higher it hid the leverets and the partridge chicks.
Nature Near London
2
Yesterday I hunted; it was partridge I got, and one fine deer.
The Moccasin Maker
3
So even Nanahboozhoo had to confirm the name of the little partridge.
Algonquin Indian Tales
4
He specified the partridge by her cry, and the forest prowler by
The Christian Home / As it is in the Sphere of Nature and the Ch...
5
So we sat down and ate some more of the partridge raw.
A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador
6
Rose was like a plump partridge attracting the knife of a gourmet.
An Old Maid
7
This evening, however, with the advent of the partridge she did speak.
Five Tales
8
A partridge or two whirred across the path from copse to meadow.
Jaffery
9
Who more delighted in striking down the partridge or the wild duck?
A Cotswold Village; Or, Country Life and Pursuits in Gloucesters...
10
I was watching the goshawk on the partridge and heard you not.
Sir Nigel
11
You are going to have some little green oysters and a partridge.
Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Volume 02
12
Our supper consisted of tripe de roche and half a partridge each.
The Journey to the Polar Sea
13
There is likewise a small-sized partridge, which is improperly called the quail.
The Western World / Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural H...
14
It is exactly like a small partridge, and is most excellent eating.
A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
15
Wait and see what a fool he is compared with a mother-partridge.
Wild Animals I Have Known
16
I am going down to my friends, the Brambers, for partridge shooting.
He Knew He Was Right
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Translations for partridge
portugués
perdiz
Partridge through the time
Partridge across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common