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grouse vs partridge

partridge vs grouse

grouse and partridge both are nouns.

grouse is a verb but partridge is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grouse Yes No Yes No
partridge Yes No No No
As nouns, partridge is a hyponym of grouse; that is, partridge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grouse:
  • grouse: popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
  • partridge: valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
Other hyponyms of grouse include black grouse, ptarmigan, capercaillie, capercailzie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus, Canachites canadensis, spruce grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, sage grouse, sage hen, Bonasa umbellus, ruffed grouse, Pedioecetes phasianellus, sharp-tailed grouse, sprig tail, sprigtail, prairie chicken, prairie fowl, prairie grouse.
grouse (noun) partridge (noun)
popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet small Old World gallinaceous game birds
flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil a popular North American game bird; named for its call
valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
flesh of either quail or grouse
grouse (verb) partridge (verb)
complain
hunt grouse
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