Meaning of PERDIX
| Pronunciation: | | 'purdiks
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| | Definition: | | [n] a genus of Perdicinae |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Perdix |
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| | See Also: | | bird genus, gray partridge, Hungarian partridge, Perdicidae, Perdicinae, Perdix perdix, subfamily Perdicidae, subfamily Perdicinae | |
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| | Definition: | | \Per"dix\, n. [L., a partridge, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of birds including the common European partridge.
Formerly the word was used in a much wider sense to include
many allied genera.
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