noun🔗SharePerdrixAny 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."Le premier jour de Noël, mon amour m'a envoyé une perdrix dans un poirier.birdanimalgamefoodnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMitraille, cartouche à mitrailleA type cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones."The artilleryman loaded the partridge, a cluster of small projectiles, into the large cannon. "L'artilleur chargea la mitraille, un amas de petits projectiles, dans le gros canon.militaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading