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partridge Definition


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partridge
noun
    partridge, partridges
    1. Any of various plump ground-dwelling gamebirds, usually with brown or grey plumage, unfeathered legs and feet, and a very short tail.
Etymology: 13c as pertrich: from French perdriz, from Greek perdix.



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