partridge
Plump ground bird
A partridge is a plump, ground-dwelling game bird related to pheasants and quail.
Several species exist across Europe, Asia, and North America, prized by hunters for sport and meat.
The bird appears prominently in the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas": a partridge in a pear tree.
Fowl or fuss
- quailFlinch from fear
- pheasantLarge ornamental game bird
- fowlBirds for the table
- gamebirdFowl hunted for sport
ornithology · avian · plumage · beak · clutch · brood · nesting · perching
Fowl hunted for sport
- flushSame suit, five cards
- beatersTools for mixing
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
- gundogTrained hunting retriever
retriever · shooting · quarry · upland · fowling · decoy · stalking · gamekeeper
Bird's complete feather coat
- crypticObscure in meaning
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- blendCombine into mixture
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
ground-nesting · disguise · streaked · browns · russet · barred · speckled · underbrush
Winter nativity celebration
- carolFestive seasonal song
- festiveCheerfully celebratory
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- songMusical piece with words
grouse
Fowl or fuss
gamebird · ornithology · avian · plumage · beak · clutch · brood · nesting · perching · coverts
gamebird
Fowl hunted for sport
gundog · retriever · shooting · quarry · upland · fowling · decoy · stalking · gamekeeper · license
plumage
Bird's complete feather coat
- crypticObscure in meaning
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- blendCombine into mixture
mottled · ground-nesting · disguise · streaked · browns · russet · barred · speckled · underbrush · invisibility
Christmas
Winter nativity celebration
- carolFestive seasonal song
- festiveCheerfully celebratory
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
song · yuletide · holiday · symbolism · gift · verse · celebration
hedgerow
Linear shrub boundary
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- stubbleShort regrown facial hair
meadow · countryside · scrubland · moorland · field · thicket · cover · undergrowth · copse · fallow
roast
Dry-heat cooking method
brace · dressed · casseroled · hung · plucked · breast · leg · confit · gamey · delicacy
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- bird huntingduck hunting, goose hunting, pheasant hunting, quail hunting, shotguns
- British huntingfox hunting, fox hunt, foxhound, foxhunting, deer hunt
- partridgeschukar
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- ChristmasChristmas tree, Christmas, Christmas Day, Christmas ornaments, Santa
- and a partridge in a pear treeHoliday song's recurring conclusion
- The Partridge Family