ALECTORIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A genus of Perdicidae

Synonyms:

Alectoris; genus Alectoris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Alectoris" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Alectoris"):

Alectoris ruffa; red-legged partridge (common western European partridge with red legs)

Alectoris graeca; Greek partridge; rock partridge (of mountainous areas of southern Europe)

Holonyms ("Alectoris" is a member of...):

Perdicidae; Perdicinae; subfamily Perdicidae; subfamily Perdicinae (Old World partridges)