单词 | french partridge |
释义 | > as lemmasFrench partridge French partridge n. the red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Alectoris > alectoris rufa (red-legged partridge) French partridge1611 red-legged partridge1678 red partridge1704 bartavel1774 red-leg1798 Guernsey partridge1802 Frenchman1893 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Perdrix gaille,..the great browne-bodied, and red-legd Partridge, the French Partridge. 1819 Port Folio June 445 The French partridge has a variegated, gay, lively appearance. 1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 695 The common Red-legged Partridge of Europe, generally called the French Partridge,..was introduced into England toward the end of the eighteenth century. 1987 Sporting Gun Mar. 33/3 Those breeding redlegs for release will be required to return to the pure French Partridge. < as lemmas |
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