chukar — [chə kär′] n. [Hindi cakor < Sans cakōra < IE echoic base * kāu , to scream > HOWL] an Asian and European partridge (Alectoris chukar), with red bill and feet, chestnut colored above and white or gray below: successfully introduced into… … English World dictionary
Chukar — Taxobox name = Chukar status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae genus = Alectoris species = A. chukar binomial = Alectoris chukar binomial … Wikipedia
chukar — noun Etymology: Hindi cakor & Urdu chakor Date: 1814 a grayish brown Eurasian partridge (Alectoris chukar) introduced as a game bird into arid mountainous regions of the western U.S. called also chukar partridge … New Collegiate Dictionary
chukar — n. a red legged partridge, Alectoris chukar, native to India. Etymology: Hindi cakor * * * chukar var. chikhor … Useful english dictionary
chukar — chu•kar [[t]tʃʌˈkɑr[/t]] n. orn a gray Eurasian partridge, Alectoris chukar, established in W North America • Etymology: < Hindi cakor; cf. Skt cakora … From formal English to slang
chukar — /ˈtʃʌkə/ (say chukuh) noun a Eurasian partridge, Alectoris chukar, of open rocky and grassy slopes, barred on the flanks and having a red bill and legs; widely introduced in other parts of the world as a game bird. {Hindi cakor, from Sanskrit} …
Chukar Partridge — This article is about a bird. For the target drone, see BQM 74 Chukar. Chukar Partridge Conservation status … Wikipedia
chukar partridge — noun see chukar … New Collegiate Dictionary
chukar partridge — noun see chukar … Useful english dictionary
chukar — [ tʃʊkα:] (also chukor) noun a partridge similar to the red legged partridge, but with a call like a domestic hen. [Genus Alectoris: two species.] Origin C19: from Sanskrit cakora … English new terms dictionary
