1) Bird genus 2) Genus perdix 
Perdix is a genus of partridges with representatives in most of temperate Europe and Asia. One member of the genus, the grey partridge, has been introduced to the United States and Canada. These are non-migratory birds of open country. The nest is a lined ground scrape in or near cover. They feed on a wide variety of seeds and some insect food. Th...[mythology] PerdixPronunciation-needed was a nephew and student of Daedalus in Greek mythology. (In other sources, Perdix is the parent of Talos. ==Mythology== Daedalus was so proud of his achievements that he could not bear the idea of a rival. His sister, sometimes named as Perdix, had placed her son (variously named Perdix, Talos, or Cal...
• (n.) A genus of birds including the common European partridge. Formerly the word was used in a much wider sense to include many allied genera.
Per'dix (pẽr'dĭks) noun [ Latin , a partridge, Greek 
[n] - a genus of Perdicinae
genus Perdix noun a genus of Perdicinae