/ ˈpɑːtrɪdʒ; NAmE ˈpɑːrt-/ noun
[ C , U ] ( pl. par·tridges or par·tridge ) a brown bird with a round body and a short tail, that people hunt for sport or food; the meat of this bird
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English partrich , from Old French pertriz , perdriz , from Latin perdix .