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perdix
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun perdix has 1 sense
- perdix(n = noun.animal) genus perdix - a genus of Perdicinae; Array is a kind of bird genus
is a member of perdicidae, perdicinae, subfamily perdicidae, subfamily perdicinae
CIDE DICTIONARY
perdix, n. [L., a partridge, Gr. pe`rdix.].
A genus of birds including the common European partridge. Formerly the word was used in a much wider sense to include many allied genera. [1913 Webster]
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