seeseen.

/ˈsiːsiː/

Forms: Also see-see, sisi.

Etymology: Echoic: see quot. 1969.

In full, seesee partridge. A small sand partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis, found in parts of western Asia.

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1851 J. Gould Birds Asia VII. Pl. 1 Sportsmen reckon it very easy to kill, and it is said to be delicious eating: the name Seesee expresses its call.

1858 Proc. Zool. Soc. 26 503 It [sc. Ammoperdix bonhami] is known by the name of ‘Sisi’ in the Punjab.

1864 T. C. Jerdon Birds India III. 567 (heading) The Seesee partridge.

1864 T. C. Jerdon Birds India III. 568 The Seesee is only found in the Punjab.

1922 Blackwood's Mag. Dec. 816/2 There were see-see to be chased at odd moments in the ravines.

1923 Blackwood's Mag. July 125/2 Game abounded—black partridge and sisi, hare and pigeon.

1928 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 544/2 We had an exciting and noisy hunt after a see-see partridge.

1928 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 544/2 It is almost impossible to get see-sees to rise.

1969 S. Ali & S. D. Ripley Handbk. Birds India & Pakistan II. 8 Seesee Partridge... A small sandy grey-brown, concealingly desert-coloured partridge... When flushed on a hillside the birds invariably fly downhill, the wings producing the characteristic high-pitched squeaking see-see noise..which has given the bird its name.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	seesee
释义	seeseen. /ˈsiːsiː/ Forms: Also see-see, sisi. Etymology: Echoic: see quot. 1969. In full, seesee partridge. A small sand partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis, found in parts of western Asia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > ammoperdix griseogularis (seesee) seesee1851 1851 J. Gould Birds Asia VII. Pl. 1 Sportsmen reckon it very easy to kill, and it is said to be delicious eating: the name Seesee expresses its call. 1858 Proc. Zool. Soc. 26 503 It [sc. Ammoperdix bonhami] is known by the name of ‘Sisi’ in the Punjab. 1864 T. C. Jerdon Birds India III. 567 (heading) The Seesee partridge. 1864 T. C. Jerdon Birds India III. 568 The Seesee is only found in the Punjab. 1922 Blackwood's Mag. Dec. 816/2 There were see-see to be chased at odd moments in the ravines. 1923 Blackwood's Mag. July 125/2 Game abounded—black partridge and sisi, hare and pigeon. 1928 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 544/2 We had an exciting and noisy hunt after a see-see partridge. 1928 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 544/2 It is almost impossible to get see-sees to rise. 1969 S. Ali & S. D. Ripley Handbk. Birds India & Pakistan II. 8 Seesee Partridge... A small sandy grey-brown, concealingly desert-coloured partridge... When flushed on a hillside the birds invariably fly downhill, the wings producing the characteristic high-pitched squeaking see-see noise..which has given the bird its name. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1851
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