| 单词 | african partridge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAfrican partridge African partridge n. now rare any African francolin or spurfowl belonging (or formerly belonging) to the genus Francolinus.In quot. 1783 perhaps: the red spurfowl, Galloperdix spadicea, of India. ΚΠ 1783 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. ii. 759 Brown African P[artridge]... Size of the Common Partridge. The bill yellow: irides of a fine red: the general colour of the plumage dirty red brown... Inhabits Madagascar. 1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VIII. 50 African Partridge. Lath. H. Perdix Afra., Lath. Ash-brown, with red, livid, black spots. 1884 Indian Ocean: Sailing Direct. for Mauritius (U.K. Admiralty) vii. 53 Many domestic fowls now run wild were seen, also numbers of the African partridge. 1973 Field & Stream Jan. 119/1 This is a yellow-neck. It's a spurfowl, one of a dozen or so species of francolin, or African partridge. < as lemmas |
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