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MOORFOWL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain

Synonyms:

Lagopus scoticus; moor-bird; moorbird; moorfowl; moorgame; red grouse

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("moorfowl" is a kind of...):

ptarmigan (large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moorfowl"):

moorhen (female red grouse)

moorcock (male red grouse)

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