Perdix
See also: perdix
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Perdix_perdix_(Marek_Szczepanek).jpg.webp)
Etymology
From Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix).
Proper noun
Perdix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – true partridges.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Phasianidae - family; Perdicinae - subfamily; Tetraogallini(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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Hyponyms
- (genus): Perdix perdix (grey partridge) - type species; Perdix dauurica (Daurian partridge), Perdix hodgsoniae (Tibetan partridge) - other species
Derived terms
- Ammoperdix
- Galloperdix
- Margaroperdix
- Melanoperdix
- Perdicula
- Xenoperdix
References
Perdix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Perdix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Perdix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN