Perdix
Pronunciation : Per"dix
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., a partridge, Gr. (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of birds including the common European partridge. Formerly the word was used in a much wider sense to include many allied genera.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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