Synonyms for partridge

Noun

1. partridge, wildfowl

usage: flesh of either quail or grouse

2. tinamou, partridge, game bird

usage: heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds

3. partridge, phasianid

usage: small Old World gallinaceous game birds

4. bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge, quail

usage: a popular North American game bird; named for its call

5. ruffed grouse, partridge, Bonasa umbellus, grouse

usage: valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada