单词 | namaqua partridge |
释义 | > as lemmasNamaqua partridge Namaqua partridge n. = Namaqua sandgrouse n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Pteroclidae (sand-grouse) > pterocles namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse) Namaqua partridge1790 Namaqua grouse1801 rock grouse1864 Namaqua sandgrouse1891 1790Namaquai partridges [see sense B.]. 1890 A. Martin Home Life Ostrich Farm xi. 227 The beautiful little ‘Namaqua partridges’..are in reality a kind of grouse. 1972 L. G. Green When Journey's Over (1973) xii. 143 Casserole of guinea fowl, stewed korhaan and pigeon and Namaqua partridges were as familiar at Klipfontein as grouse in the Savoy Grill. < as lemmas |
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