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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par•tridge /ˈpɑrtrɪdʒ/USA pronunciation n., [countable]pl. -tridg•es, (esp. when thought of as a group) -tridge. - Birdsa plump bird of the pheasant family.
- Birds, Dialect Termsa bird resembling the partridge, as the ruffed grouse.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•tridge (pär′trij),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tridg•es, ( [esp. collectively]) -tridge. - Birdsany of several Old World gallinaceous game birds of the subfamily Perdicinae, esp. Perdix perdix.
- Birds, Dialect Terms[Chiefly Northern U.S.]the ruffed grouse.
- Birds, Dialect Terms[Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.]bobwhite.
- Birdsany of several other North American gallinaceous game birds.
- Birdsany of various South and Central American tinamous.
- Greek pérdix
- Latin perdix
- Middle French pertris, variant of perdris, Old French perd(r)iz
- Middle English partrich, variant of pertrich 1250–1300
Eric (Hon•ey•wood) (hun′ē wŏŏd′),USA pronunciation 1894–1979, British lexicographer, born in New Zealand.
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