"partridge" in the noun sense
1. partridge
flesh of either quail or grouse
2. tinamou, partridge
heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
3. partridge
small Old World gallinaceous game birds
4. bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge
a popular North American game bird named for its call
5. ruffed grouse, partridge, Bonasa umbellus
valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License