Phrase Hound found 28 phrases and 4 compound words that contain partridge. The most common are listed below. Open partridge in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 28
- grey partridgeA game bird in the pheasant family, Perdix perdix.
- red-legged partridgeAny partridge of species Alectoris rufa.
- rock partridgeAlectoris graeca: a species of partridge
- see-see partridgeA bird in the Phasianidae family, of species Ammoperdix griseogularis.
- Partridge GreenA village in West Grinstead parish, Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1919).
- black partridgeA small partridge of Southeast Asia (Melanoperdix niger).
- snow partridgeA bird of species Lerwa lerwa in the pheasant family Phasianidae, widely distributed across the high-altitude Himalayan regions of India, Pakistan, Nepal, and China.
- bamboo partridgeAny of several spurred partridges, of the genus Bambusicola, that inhabit China.
- blood partridgeSynonym of blood pheasant: A smallish short-tailed Asian pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus).
- English partridgethe grey partridge
- French partridgeA red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa).
- hill partridgeAny partridge of the genus Arborophila, of which numerous species inhabit Southern Asia and the East Indies.
- Hungarian partridgeA grey partridge (Perdix perdix).
- painted partridgeSynonym of painted francolin: Francolinus pictus, a francolin of the grasslands of India and Sri Lanka.
- partridge berryAlternative form of partridgeberry: Any of various plants, including:
- partridge peaChamaecrista fasciculata, an annual legume with yellow flowers, native to most of the eastern United States.
- partridge-woodA hard variegated wood from a tree species of Brazil and the West Indies (Andira inermis), used in cabinet-work.
- sand partridgeA game bird of species Ammoperdix heyi in the pheasant family.
- swamp partridgeSynonym of swamp francolin: Ortygornis gularis, a francolin native to the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India and Nepal.
- chukar partridgeSynonym of chukar: A bird of species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).
- monal-partridgeAny of the genus Tetraophasis of partridges native to China.
- and a partridge in a pear treeUsed at the end of a list of items to emphasize its length.
- partridge berriesplural of partridge berry: Any of various plants, including:
- partridge peasplural of partridge pea: Chamaecrista fasciculata, an annual legume with yellow flowers, native to most of the eastern United States.
- sea partridgeA gilthead or corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops), a fish of the British coasts.
Compound words 4
- PartridgeanSelf-important but bathetic; unable to distinguish the meaningful from the trivial and therefore prone to absurdity.
- partridgeberryAny of various plants, including:
- partridgelikeResembling or characteristic of a partridge.
- partridgeberriesplural of partridgeberry: Any of various plants, including: