‖prop. n. [ L., a partridge, Gr. pe`rdix. ] (Zool.) 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 ]
[しゃこ;シャコ, shako ; shako](n) (1) (uk) francolin (partridge-like bird of genus Francolinus); (2) (arch) (See 山鶉) partridge (of genus Perdix)[Add to Longdo]