American English pronunciation
How to pronounce partridge
IPA transcription: ['pɑɹtɹədʒ]
Pronunciation variants: ['pɑɹtɹədʒ]['pɑɹtɹɪdʒ]
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Noun
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flesh of either quail or grouse
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heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
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small Old World gallinaceous game birds
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a popular North American game bird; named for its call
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valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
Usage examples
- Other common fowl include grey hawks, partridges, martins, coots and storks.
- Joseph takes potshots at two rock partridges and they fall to ground beside Marcel.
- Eric Partridge suggested that the term comes from "hoggins line".
- English comedic character Alan Partridge was married in the church.
- Alan Partridge is an incompetent and tactless television and radio presenter from Norwich, England.
- Plant sources include grass seeds, wild berries, partridge peas, and cultivated grains.
- The fruits of "Mitchella repens", known as partridge berries, are eaten in some places.
- The newspaper has been described by editor-in-chief Marianne Partridge as somewhat liberal.
- Partridge bears the name of a pioneer settler.
- Within the forest, bamboo partridge are known to fly uphill, weaving through timber.