chukar

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English

Alectoris chukar

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Etymology

From Punjabi ਚਕੋਰ (cakor).

Pronunciation

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Noun

chukar (plural chukars)

  1. A species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).
    • 1892, Ram Bramha Sanyal, A Hand-book of the Management of Animals in Captivity in Lower Bengal‎[1]:
      The black partridge is very noisy during the spring, which corresponds with its breeding season, and calls loud and incessantly in the morning, at midday, and sometimes even at night; the painted partridge has a pleasant chirping note; the chukar is another noisy bird; its call-note is fully described by Hume.
    • 1937, Monthly Bulletin of the Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission, Texas. Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission:
      The climate is dry and at the time the chukars hatch that Is In their favor.
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