chukar
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]- chakor, chakore, chichore, chickore, chikhor, chikkor, chikor, chikore, chuckoor, chuker, chukor, chukore
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hindi चकोर (cakor), from Sanskrit चकोर (cakora).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chukar (plural chukars)
- A bird of 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.
- 2003, Layne Simpson, Shotguns & Shotgunning[2], page 92:
- I bagged this one on Michigan's upper peninsula. ruffed grouse to be more difficult to hit, but the chukar is the most difficult to get to. I have hunted chukar when they held tight to the point of a dog and the .410 was plenty of gun, but I have also hunted them when the 12-gauge was none too much.
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]partridge
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References
[edit]- “chukar” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
Chukar partridge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Alectoris chukar on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Alectoris chukar on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
