par ‧ tridge /ˈpɑːtrɪdʒ $ ˈpɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: perdris , from Latin perdix , from Greek ]
a fat brown bird with a short tail which is shot for sport and food
par ‧ tridge /ˈpɑːtrɪdʒ $ ˈpɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: perdris , from Latin perdix , from Greek ]
a fat brown bird with a short tail which is shot for sport and food
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012