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chukar

Syllabification: (chu·kar)
(also chukar partridge)
Definition of chukar

noun

  • a Eurasian partridge similar to the red-legged partridge, but with a call like a clucking domestic hen.
    • Genus Alectoris, family Phasianidae: two species, in particular A. chukar

Origin:

early 19th century: from Sanskrit cakora

chukar in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of chukar in the British & World English dictionary