rock partridge

rock partridge
noun
of mountainous areas of southern Europe
Hypernyms: ↑partridge
Member Holonyms: ↑Alectoris, ↑genus Alectoris

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noun
: a partridge (Alectoris graeca) having many varieties widely distributed in southern and eastern Asia and about the Mediterranean especially in dry uplands — compare chukar, greek partridge, red-legged partridge

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