perdix

Noun

Meaning

A genus of birds including the common European partridge. Formerly the word was used in a much wider sense to include many allied genera.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

genus Perdix

Hypernyms

bird genus

Examples

Athena turned Perdix into a partridge and left a scar that looks like a partridge on Daedalus' right shoulder and Daedalus left Athens due to this. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

perdita perdition perditionable Perdix perdix Perdomo perdricide