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Moorfowl

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. See red grouse.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The red grouse.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A reddish-brown grouse (Lagopus Scoticus) of upland moors of Great Britain; the European ptarmigan, or red grouse, also called the moorgame.

n. The European heath grouse. See under Heath.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Same as moorgame.

n. The ruffed grouse.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain

Word Usage

"“Is it the same Mr. Mowbray,” said Mr. Tyrrel, “who still holds the estate? — the old gentleman, you know, whom I had some dispute with” — — “About hunting moorfowl upon the Spring-well-head muirs?” said Meg."

Equivalent

moor fowl

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

ptarmigan

Variant

heath

Hyponym

moorhen moorcock