PARTRIDGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does partridge mean?
• PARTRIDGE (noun)
The noun PARTRIDGE has 5 senses:
1. flesh of either quail or grouse
2. heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
3. small Old World gallinaceous game birds
4. a popular North American game bird; named for its call
5. valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
Familiarity information: PARTRIDGE used as a noun is common.
Dictionary entry details
• PARTRIDGE (noun)
Meaning:
Flesh of either quail or grouse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("partridge" is a kind of...):
wildfowl (flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food)
Domain region:
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
Meaning:
Heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
tinamou; partridge
Hypernyms ("partridge" is a kind of...):
game bird (any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport)
Holonyms ("partridge" is a member of...):
family Tinamidae; Tinamidae (comprising the tinamous)
Meaning:
Small Old World gallinaceous game birds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("partridge" is a kind of...):
phasianid (a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "partridge"):
mountain partridge; mountain quail; Oreortyx picta palmeri (California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail)
Alectoris graeca; Greek partridge; rock partridge (of mountainous areas of southern Europe)
Alectoris ruffa; red-legged partridge (common western European partridge with red legs)
gray partridge; grey partridge; Hungarian partridge; Perdix perdix (common European partridge)
Holonyms ("partridge" is a member of...):
Perdicidae; Perdicinae; subfamily Perdicidae; subfamily Perdicinae (Old World partridges)
covey (a small flock of grouse or partridge)
Meaning:
A popular North American game bird; named for its call
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
bobwhite; bobwhite quail; partridge
Hypernyms ("partridge" is a kind of...):
quail (small gallinaceous game birds)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "partridge"):
Colinus virginianus; northern bobwhite (a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States)
Holonyms ("partridge" is a member of...):
Colinus; genus Colinus (New World quail: the bobwhites)
Meaning:
Valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bonasa umbellus; ruffed grouse; partridge
Hypernyms ("partridge" is a kind of...):
grouse (popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet)
Holonyms ("partridge" is a member of...):
Bonasa; genus Bonasa (ruffed grouse)
