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chukar

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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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CUMMINGS VALLEY - Wing shooters have many options if they want to extend bird-hunting seasons beyond the end of the general duck, goose, quail and chukar seasons that close Jan.
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