chukarとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Hindi चकोर (cakor), from Sanskrit चकोर (cakora).

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃʌk.ɚ/

名詞

chukar (plural chukars)

1. 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:

     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, 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.

同意語

• chukar partridge

参照

• “chukar”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026
• Chukar partridge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Alectoris chukar on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Alectoris chukar on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

アナグラム

• Kuchar