partridge

名词 partridge:

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
   同义词：tinamou
3. small Old World gallinaceous game birds
4. a popular North American game bird; named for its call
   同义词：bobwhite, bobwhite quail
5. valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
   同义词：ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus

1. There is a dish of partridge at supper.
   晚饭时有一盘鹧鸪做的菜。

par.tridge

n.（名词）
【复数】 partridge 或 par.tridg.es
Any of several plump-bodied Old World game birds, especially of the generaPerdix and Alectoris, related to the pheasants and grouse.
山鹑，山鹧鸪：几种体型圆胖的旧大陆猪鸟中的任一种，尤指与雉和松鸡有关的山鹑属 和 石鸡属
Any of several birds, such as the ruffed grouse or the bobwhite, similar or related to the partridge.
山鹑类：几种类似山鹑或与山鹑有关的鸟中的任一种，如披肩榛鸡和白喉鹑

来源：
Middle English partrich
中古英语 partrich
from Old French perdriz
源自 古法语 perdriz
alteration of perdis
perdis的变化
from Latin perdox
源自 拉丁语 perdox
from Greek perdix * see perd-
源自 希腊语 perdix *参见 perd-