1. (

• partridge

) flesh of either quail or grouse ;

2. (

• tinamou ,
• partridge ,

) heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds ;

3. (

• partridge ,

) small Old World gallinaceous game birds ;

4. (

• bobwhite ,
• bobwhite_quail ,
• partridge ,

) a popular North American game bird; named for its call ;

5. (

• ruffed_grouse ,
• partridge ,
• Bonasa_umbellus

) valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada ;