ALECTORIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Alectoris mean? 

• ALECTORIS (noun)
  The noun ALECTORIS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Perdicidae

  Familiarity information: ALECTORIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALECTORIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Perdicidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Alectoris; genus Alectoris

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)