| NOUN | food | partridge | flesh of either quail or grouse |
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| animal | partridge, tinamou | heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds | |
| animal | partridge | small Old World gallinaceous game birds | |
| animal | partridge, bobwhite, bobwhite quail | a popular North American game bird | |
| animal | partridge, ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus | valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada |
| Sounds | paa'rtrahjh; paa'rtrihjh | |
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| Rhymes | acreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh... | |
| abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... | ||
| Meaning | flesh of either quail or grouse. | |
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| Region | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | 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 |
| Broader | wildfowl | flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food |
| Spanish | perdiz | |
| Catalan | perdiu | |
| Meaning | Heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds. | |
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| Synonym | tinamou | |
| Member of | Tinamidae, family Tinamidae | Comprising the tinamous |
| Broader | game bird | Any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport |
| Spanish | perdiz, tinamidae, tinamú | |
| Catalan | perdiu, tinamú | |
| Meaning | small Old World gallinaceous game birds. | |
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| Member of | Perdicidae, subfamily Perdicidae, Perdicinae, subfamily Perdicinae | Old World partridges |
| covey | A small flock of grouse or partridge | |
| Narrower | Greek partridge, rock partridge, Alectoris graeca | Of mountainous areas of southern Europe |
| Hungarian partridge, grey partridge, gray partridge, Perdix perdix | Common European partridge | |
| mountain quail, mountain partridge, Oreortyx picta palmeri | California partridge | |
| red-legged partridge, Alectoris ruffa | Common western European partridge with red legs | |
| Broader | phasianid | A kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae |
| Catalan | perdiu | |
| Meaning | A popular North American game bird; named for its call. | |
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| Synonyms | bobwhite, bobwhite quail | |
| Member of | Colinus, genus Colinus | (New World quail) the bobwhites |
| Narrower | northern bobwhite, Colinus virginianus | A favorite game bird of eastern and central United States |
| Broader | quail | small gallinaceous game birds |
| Catalan | perdiu | |
| Meaning | Valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada. | |
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| Synonyms | ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus | |
| Member of | Bonasa, genus Bonasa | ruffed grouse |
| Broader | grouse | Popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet |
| Catalan | perdiu | |
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