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nounheavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
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nouna popular North American game bird; named for its call
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nounvalued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
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nounflesh of either quail or grousetype of:
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nounsmall Old World gallinaceous game birdstype of:
Synonyms & Similar Words
quail grouse bobwhite tinamou game bird bobwhite quail colinus virginianus northern bobwhite bonasa umbellus ruffed grouse wildfowl phasianid oreortyx picta palmeri alectoris ruffa gray partridge greek partridge grey partridge hungarian partridge mountain partridge mountain quail alectoris graeca perdix perdix red-legged partridge rock partridge