| 单词 | chukar partridge |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschukar partridge A name for red-legged Indian partridges of the species Alectoris chukar and its sub-species. More fully chukar partridge. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Alectoris chukar1815 Barbary partridge1894 1815 M. Elphinstone Acct. Kingdom Caubul i. vi. 144 A bird which is called..the hill Chichore by the Indians. a1851 M. M. Sherwood Life (1854) 467 One day..he found a hill partridge... This bird is called the chuckoor, and is said to eat fire. 1879 Hume & Marshall Game Birds India II. 35 October is the best month..for Chukor-shooting. 1879 Hume & Marshall Game Birds India II. 39 The inhabitants of Scio..keep tame Chukor Partridges. 1893 Baily's Mag. May 263/1 We also came across some chikhor (mountain partridge). 1909 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Apr. 124/2 He has taken teal, chukor, stone-plover, and grouse. 1920 Blackwood's Mag. May 664/2 Some of the officers went out one day to shoot chikhor. 1923 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 493/1 A dozen chikor or a haunch of venison. 1936 P. Fleming News from Tartary vii. iv. 339 Distraction was provided by a covey of chikkor. 1963 Times 16 May 14/6 Coveys of chikhor dusted themselves in our path. < as lemmas |
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