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Perdix
Perdix Per"dix, n. [L., a partridge, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of birds including the common European partridge. Formerly the word was used in a much wider sense to include many allied genera.

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- Perdix is a genus of Galliform gamebirds known collectively as the 'true partridges'. These birds are unrelated to the subtropical species that have been...
- Perdix drones are the main subject of an experimental project conducted by the Strategic Capabilities Office of the United States Department of Defense...
- Perdix (Ancient Gr****: Πέρδιξ means "partridge") was a nephew and student of Daedalus in Gr**** mythology. In other sources, Perdix was the mother of Talos...
- The grey partridge (Perdix perdix), also known as the grey-legged partridge, English partridge, Hungarian partridge, or hun, is a gamebird in the pheasant...
- Perdix is a genus of partridges with representatives in most of temperate Europe and Asia. Perdix may also refer to: Perdix (mythology), nephew of Daedalus...
- partridge, Ammoperdix heyi Genus Perdix Grey partridge, Perdix perdix Daurian partridge, Perdix dauurica Tibetan partridge, Perdix hodgsoniae Genus Rhizothera...
- of wisdom, knowledge and power. He is the father of Icarus, the uncle of Perdix, and possibly also the father of Iapyx. Among his most famous creations...
- The long-billed partridge (Rhizothera longirostris) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo...
- Architectonica perdix, common name the partridge sundial, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Architectonicidae, the sundials...
- Thailand and Vietnam. Syntypistis perdix perdix (Yunnan, northern India, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam) Syntypistis perdix gutianshana (J. K. Yang, 1995) (Zheijang...