noun🔗SharePerdicesAny bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris."On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me a partridge in a pear tree."En el primer día de Navidad, mi verdadero amor me envió una perdiz en un peral.birdanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMetralla, metrallaA type cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones."While cleaning the old fort, they discovered a rusty partridges cannon, designed to shower attackers with a hail of stones and scrap. "Mientras limpiaban el antiguo fuerte, descubrieron un cañón de metralla oxidado, diseñado para rociar a los atacantes con una lluvia de piedras y chatarra.militaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading