chukar

American  

[chuh-kahr] / tʃʌˈkɑr /

noun

1. a partridge, Alectoris chukar, of Asia and the Middle East, introduced into North America as a game bird.

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chukar British  

/ tʃʌˈkɑː /

noun

1. a common Indian partridge, Alectoris chukar (or graeca ), having red legs and bill and a black-barred sandy plumage

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Etymology

Origin of chukar

First recorded in 1810–20; from Hindi cakor, from Sanskrit cakora

Example Sentences

Zebari hunted the kaw, or chukar partridge, a game bird with zebra flanks that is an unofficial national bird of Kurdistan, prized for its song and meat.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022

Houdini is out of her domain as the chukar flees to a thicket of trees and hides.

From Washington Times • Mar. 12, 2016

When Justice Antonin Scalia died suddenly on Feb. 13, he was at the Cibolo Creek Ranch in Texas, hunting for pheasant and chukar.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2016

Poindexter told CultureMap Houston that some of the guests dressed in “traditional European shooting attire for the boxed bird shoot competition” and for the shooting of pheasants and chukar, a type of partridge.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2016

Last week, Smith was out hunting speckled chukar partridges in Whirlwind Valley outside Battle Mountain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2016