HyperDic: subfamily_perdicidae

English > 1 sense of the expression subfamily Perdicidae:
NOUNanimalsubfamily Perdicidae, Perdicidae, Perdicinae, subfamily PerdicinaeOld World partridges
English > subfamily Perdicidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningOld World partridges.
SynonymsPerdicidae, Perdicinae, subfamily Perdicinae
Member ofPhasianidae, family Phasianidaepheasants
MembersAlectoris, genus AlectorisA genus of Perdicidae
Oreortyx, genus Oreortyxmountain quail of western United States
Perdix, genus PerdixA genus of Perdicinae
partridgesmall Old World gallinaceous game birds
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
SpanishPerdicidae, Perdicinae, subfamilia Perdicidae, subfamilia Perdicinae

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