partridge

partridge
(复同单,或 partridges)
  1. a short-tailed game bird with mainly brown plumage, found chiefly in Europe and Asia
    鹧鸪;石鸡;灰山鹑
  2. Family Phasianidae: several genera and many species, in particular the European grey partridge (Perdix perdix) and red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
    雉科:数属,多种,尤指欧洲的灰山鹑(拉丁名Perdix perdix)和红腿石鸡(拉丁名Alectoris rufa)
语源
  1. Middle English partrich, from Old French pertriz, perdriz, from Latin perdix
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