grey partridge

noun

A game bird in the pheasant family, Perdix perdix.

Meanings

noungrey partridge (plural grey partridges)

plural grey partridges

  1. A game bird in the pheasant family, Perdix perdix.

    Synonyms: attagen, Englishman, English partridge, hun, Hungarian partridge

  2. obsoleteThe grey francolin, Ortygornis pondicerianus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA game bird in the pheasant family, Perdix perdix.

More synonyms by meaning

nouncommon European partridge

Similar
Hungarian partridgegray partridgePerdix perdix
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech koroptev polní
  • koroptev polníPerdix perdix
Danish agerhøne
  • agerhønePerdix perdix
Dutch patrijs, veldhoen
  • patrijsPerdix perdix
  • veldhoenPerdix perdix
Finnish peltopyy
  • peltopyyPerdix perdix
German Rebhuhn
  • RebhuhnPerdix perdix
Greek καμπίσια πέρδικα
  • καμπίσια πέρδικα (kampísia pérdika)Perdix perdix
Hungarian fogoly
  • fogolyPerdix perdix
Lithuanian kurapka
  • kurapkaPerdix perdix
Persian تیهو
  • تیهو (tihu)Perdix perdix
Polish kuropatwa, kuropatwa zwyczajna
  • kuropatwaPerdix perdix
  • kuropatwa zwyczajnaPerdix perdix
Portuguese perdiz-cinzenta
  • perdiz-cinzentaPerdix perdix
Russian се́рая куропа́тка
  • се́рая куропа́тка (séraja kuropátka)Perdix perdix
Spanish perdiz pardilla
  • perdiz pardillaPerdix perdix
Swedish rapphöna, åkerhöna
  • rapphönaPerdix perdix
  • åkerhönaPerdix perdix
Turkish çil keklik
  • çil keklikPerdix perdix
Welsh petris
  • petrisPerdix perdix
Cite this entry
APA

grey partridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grey%20partridge

MLA

“grey partridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grey%20partridge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grey partridge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grey%20partridge.

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