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Partridge /ˈpɑːtrɪdʒ/ n
par•tridge /ˈpɑrtrɪdʒ/USA pronunciation
n., [countable]pl. -tridg•es, (esp. when thought of as a group) -tridge.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Birdsa plump bird of the pheasant family.
- Birds, Dialect Termsa bird resembling the partridge, as the ruffed grouse.
par•tridge
(pär′trij),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tridg•es, ([esp. collectively]) -tridge.
par′tridge•like′, adj.
Par•tridge (pär′trij),USA pronunciation n.
- 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
Par•tridge (pär′trij),USA pronunciation n.
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partridge /ˈpɑːtrɪdʒ/ n ( pl -tridges, -tridge)
- any of various small Old World gallinaceous game birds of the genera Perdix, Alectoris, etc, esp P. perdix (common or European partridge): family Phasianidae (pheasants)
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