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petris.

partridges, birds of the genera Perdix and Alectoris, especially common or grey partridges (Perdix perdix)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛtrɪs/
  1. partridges, birds of the genera Perdix and Alectoris, especially common or grey partridges (Perdix perdix)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle English pertrich, pa(r)trich, from Old French perdriz, from Latin perdīx, perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).

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