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单词 bonhams partridge
释义

Bonham's partridgen.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Bonham , partridge n.
Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Edward W. Bonham (British consul in Persia from 1841), who first presented specimens of the bird to the Zoological Society of London + partridge n., after scientific Latin Perdix bonhami, suggested taxonomic name (L. Fraser 1843, reported in Proc. Zool. Soc. (1843) 11 70).
Obsolete. rare.
The seesee partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis.
ΚΠ
1844 Proc. Zool. Soc. 12 10/2 Bonham's Partridge (Perdix Bonhami, Fraser).
1925 Game Breeder & Sportsman June 90/2 Then Bonham's or Hey's partridge, known as the Sisi in India, is a bird adapted to the middle and southern states.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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