Found 2 items, similar to partridge.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: partridge partridge n 1: flesh of either quail or grouse 2: heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds [syn: tinamou] 3: small Old World gallinaceous game birds 4: a popular North American game bird; named for its call [syn: bobwhite, bobwhite quail] 5: valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada [syn: ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: partridge Ruffed \Ruffed\, a. Furnished with a ruff. [1913 Webster] Ruffed grouse (Zo["o]l.), a North American grouse (Bonasa umbellus ) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also tippet grouse, partridge, birch partridge , pheasant, drummer, and white-flesher. ruffed lemur (Zo["o]l.), a species of lemur (lemur varius ) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also ruffed maucaco. [1913 Webster]