partridge

partridge is a 9-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus Perdix and several related genera of the family Perdicidae, of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus Perdix and several related genera of the family Perdicidae, of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird.
2. noun. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to Colinus, and allied genera.
3. noun. The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).
4. noun. valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
5. noun. a popular North American game bird; named for its call

   Synonyms: bobwhite

6. noun. small Old World gallinaceous game birds
7. noun. heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds

   Synonyms: tinamou

8. noun. flesh of either quail or grouse

Synonyms

bobwhite, tinamou

Common word forms

partridges, partridging

Words from these letters

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