chu·kar (ch -kär )n. A Eurasian partridge (Alectoris chukar) with grayish-brown plumage and red legs and bill, introduced into western North America as a game bird. [Hindi cakor, from Sanskrit cakora  .] |
chukar [tʃʌˈkɑː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a common Indian partridge, Alectoris chukar (or graeca), having red legs and bill and a black-barred sandy plumage
[from Hindi cakor, from Sanskrit cakora, probably of imitative origin]
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