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perdicine, a. Ornith.|ˈpɜːdɪsaɪn|
[f. mod.L. perdicīn-us in Perdicīnæ (sc. aves birds), f. L. perdix, -icem partridge.]
Of or related to a partridge; pertaining to the subfamily Perdicinæ of the family Phasianidæ, of which Perdix, the partridge, is the typical genus.
1890in Cent. Dict. |