perdixn.

Brit.

/ˈpəːdɪks/, U.S.

/ˈpərdɪks/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin; partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: Latin perdīx.

Etymology: < classical Latin perdīx partridge n.; in later use after scientific Latin Perdix, genus name (see below).For earlier borrowing of Middle French perdrix partridge n. compare:c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Gouernaunce of Princis (1993) xxvi. 100 And than is spedefull till haue all gude metis—hate and moiste..—as foulis..capouns perdrix and phesandis.

A partridge; a bird of the genus Perdix or a related genus. Now chiefly (in form Perdix): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: M. J. Brisson Ornithologia (1760) I. 26.

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the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Perdix (partridge)

partridgec1300

rowen1575

rowen partridge1603

perdix1609

rowen-tail1686

peckle-head1688

bird1877

1609 Bible (Douay) I. 1 Sam. xxvi. 20 The king of Israel is come forth to seeke one flea, as the perdix is pursued in the mountaines.

1835 A. Smith Diary 6 June (1940) II. 58 Perdix (New pheasant): Eyes dark brown.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 333/1 Caccabis lies ‘on the Galline side of the boundary’, while Perdix belongs to the Tetraonine group.

1943 Ecol. Monogr. 13 172/2 The Hungarian partridge belongs to the genus Perdix, one of about 140 species of Old-World partridges and quails.

1976 New Yorker 26 Apr. 35/2 There are plenty of other birds and we do have shooting parties. Perdix are very good to eat, but ramiers are rather bitter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perdix
释义	perdixn. Brit. /ˈpəːdɪks/, U.S. /ˈpərdɪks/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin; partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: Latin perdīx. Etymology: < classical Latin perdīx partridge n.; in later use after scientific Latin Perdix, genus name (see below).For earlier borrowing of Middle French perdrix partridge n. compare:c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Gouernaunce of Princis (1993) xxvi. 100 And than is spedefull till haue all gude metis—hate and moiste..—as foulis..capouns perdrix and phesandis. A partridge; a bird of the genus Perdix or a related genus. Now chiefly (in form Perdix): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: M. J. Brisson Ornithologia (1760) I. 26. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Perdix (partridge) partridgec1300 rowen1575 rowen partridge1603 perdix1609 rowen-tail1686 peckle-head1688 bird1877 1609 Bible (Douay) I. 1 Sam. xxvi. 20 The king of Israel is come forth to seeke one flea, as the perdix is pursued in the mountaines. 1835 A. Smith Diary 6 June (1940) II. 58 Perdix (New pheasant): Eyes dark brown. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 333/1 Caccabis lies ‘on the Galline side of the boundary’, while Perdix belongs to the Tetraonine group. 1943 Ecol. Monogr. 13 172/2 The Hungarian partridge belongs to the genus Perdix, one of about 140 species of Old-World partridges and quails. 1976 New Yorker 26 Apr. 35/2 There are plenty of other birds and we do have shooting parties. Perdix are very good to eat, but ramiers are rather bitter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1609
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