Perdix, īcis, m. In mythology,
the nephew of Daedalus , Ov. M. 8, 241 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 274.
perdīx īcis, f , πέρδιξ, a plover, lapwing: garrula, O. ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·noun A genus of birds including the common European partridge. Formerly the word was used in a much...
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