| 单词 | grey partridge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgrey partridge grey partridge n. any of several greyish game birds; esp. (a) the common partridge of Europe, Perdix perdix; (b) (in India) the grey francolin, Francolinus pondicerianus.In quot. 1587: (perhaps) the bobwhite quail, Colinus virginianus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Francolinus > francolinus pondicerianus (grey partridge) grey partridge1894 teetar1895 1587 R. Hakluyt tr. R. de Laudonnière Notable Hist. Foure Voy. Florida f. 6 As we passed throw these woods we saw nothing but Turkeycocks flying in the forrests, Partridges gray and redde, litle different from ours, but chiefly in bignesse.] 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Griesche Perdrix griesche, the ordinarie, or gray, Partridge. 1787 G. Greive tr. F. J. de Chastellux Trav. N.-Amer. II. 324 The colour of his wings of a red grey, like our grey Partridges. 1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 692 (note) In India the name Grey Partridge is used for Ortygornis ponticerianus, which is perhaps a Francolin. 1954 J. Corbett Temple Tiger 126 We picked up..four grey partridge, two bush quail, and three hare. 2006 Field July 47/3 Although there were fewer redlegs than grey partridges present on the ground, the guns shot as many redlegs as they did greys. < as lemmas |
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