partridge

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: pärʹtrĭj, IPA ^(key): /ˈpɑrtrɪd͡ʒ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɑːtrɪd͡ʒ/

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Noun

Singular partridge

Plural partridges

A partridge.

1. (countable) A partridge is a type of bird from the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.

   On the first day of christmas my true love sent to me, a partridge in a pear tree. - The Twelve Days of Christmas