francolin
/ˈfræŋkəʊlɪn/noun
1- a large game bird resembling a partridge, with bare skin on the head or neck, found in Africa and South Asia鹧鸪。
1.1
- Genus Francolinus, family Phasianidae: many species.鹧鸪属, 雉科:多种。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian francolino, of unknown origin.