PARTRIDGE

Definition of PARTRIDGE

  1. (noun)flesh of either quail or grouse
  2. (noun)heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
  3. (noun)small Old World gallinaceous game birds
  4. (noun)a popular North American game bird; named for its call
  5. (noun)valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada