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Perdix

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Per´dix    (pẽr´dĭks)
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of birds including the common European partridge. Formerly the word was used in a much wider sense to include many allied genera.
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Noun1.Perdix - a genus of PerdicinaePerdix - a genus of Perdicinae                
genus Perdix
bird genus - a genus of birds
Perdicidae, Perdicinae, subfamily Perdicidae, subfamily Perdicinae - Old World partridges
gray partridge, grey partridge, Hungarian partridge, Perdix perdix - common European partridge
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