wildfowl vs partridge

wildfowl and partridge both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wildfowl	Yes	No	No	No
partridge	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, partridge is a hyponym of wildfowl; that is, partridge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wildfowl:

Other hyponyms of wildfowl include grouse, quail, pheasant.

wildfowl (noun)	partridge (noun)
flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food	small Old World gallinaceous game birds
	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