partridge
/ˈpɑːtrɪdʒ/noun
(复同单, 或partridges)
1- a short-tailed game bird with mainly brown plumage, found chiefly in Europe and Asia鹧鸪; 石鸡; 灰山鹑。
1.1
- Family Phasianidae: several genera and many species, in particular the European grey partridge (Perdix perdix) and redlegged partridge (Alectoris rufa)雉科：数属, 多种, 尤指欧洲的灰山鹑（拉丁名Perdix perdix）和红脚石鸡（拉丁名Alectoris rufa）。
词源
Middle English partrich, from Old French pertriz, perdriz, from Latin perdix.