Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun partridge

5 senses of partridge

Sense 1
partridge -- (flesh of either quail or grouse)
       => wildfowl -- (flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food)

Sense 2
tinamou, partridge -- (heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds)
       => game bird -- (any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport)

Sense 3
partridge -- (small Old World gallinaceous game birds)
       => phasianid -- (a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae)

Sense 4
bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge -- (a popular North American game bird; named for its call)
       => quail -- (small gallinaceous game birds)

Sense 5
ruffed grouse, partridge, Bonasa umbellus -- (valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada)
       => grouse -- (popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet)