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chukar
(c̸hə kär′)
noun
an Asian and European partridge (Alectoris chukar), with red bill and feet, chestnut-colored above and white or gray below: successfully introduced into W U.S.
Origin: Hindi cakor < Sans cakōra < IE echoic base *kāu-, to scream > howl
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noun
A Eurasian partridge (Alectoris chukar) with grayish-brown plumage and red legs and bill, introduced into western North America as a game bird.
Origin:
Origin: Hindi cakor
Origin: , from Sanskrit cakoraḥ
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