noun

partridge

PAHT-rihj

noun

A plump, ground-dwelling game bird related to the pheasant.

"A partridge darted through the hedgerow as we walked past."

The meat of this bird, eaten as food.

"The menu featured roast partridge with root vegetables."

How to Use Partridge

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA small, round game bird often hunted or eaten, most familiar from the carol "a partridge in a pear tree."

partridges plural, partridge plural

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A _____ darted through the hedgerow as we walked past.

From Old French perdriz, from Latin perdix, from Greek perdix — a word thought to imitate the whirring sound of the bird's wings in flight.

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