partridge
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(noun) small Old World gallinaceous game birds |
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Related Words: Alectoris graeca, Alectoris ruffa, Greek partridge, Hungarian partridge, Oreortyx picta palmeri, Perdix perdix, gray partridge, mountain partridge, mountain quail, phasianid, red-legged partridge, rock partridge |
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(noun) (US usage) flesh of either quail or grouse |
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Related Words: wildfowl |
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(noun) valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada |
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Synonyms: Bonasa umbellus, ruffed grouse |
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Related Words: grouse |
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(noun) heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds |
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Synonyms: tinamou |
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Related Words: game bird |
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(noun) a popular North American game bird; named for its call |
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Synonyms: bobwhite, bobwhite quail |
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Related Words: Colinus virginianus, northern bobwhite, quail |
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