- ruffed grouse
- noun Date: circa 1782 a grouse (Bonasa umbellus) of United States and Canadian forests of which the male erects a ruff of black feathers and fans out a broad black-banded tail during breeding displays
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ruffed grouse
Look at other dictionaries:
Ruffed grouse — Ruffed Ruffed, a. Furnished with a ruff. [1913 Webster] {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[ o]l.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruffed grouse — ruffed′ grouse′ n. orn a North American grouse of dense forests, Bonasa umbellus, having a tuft of black feathers on each side of the neck • Etymology: 1745–55, amer … From formal English to slang
ruffed grouse — ☆ ruffed grouse n. a North American game bird (Bonasa umbellus) with neck feathers that can be extended into a ruff: also called partridge in the N U.S. and pheasant in the S U.S … English World dictionary
Ruffed Grouse — Taxobox name = Ruffed Grouse image width = 240px image caption = Grey morph status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Galloanserae ordo = Galliformes familia =… … Wikipedia
ruffed grouse — noun valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada • Syn: ↑partridge, ↑Bonasa umbellus • Hypernyms: ↑grouse • Member Holonyms: ↑Bonasa, ↑genus Bonasa * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
ruffed grouse — a North American grouse, Bonasa umbellus, having a tuft of black feathers on each side of the neck. See illus. under grouse. [1745 55, Amer.] * * * North American species (Bonasa umbellus) of grouse, sometimes incorrectly called a partridge.… … Universalium
ruffed grouse — apykaklėtoji jerubė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Bonasa umbellus angl. ruffed grouse vok. Kragenhuhn, n rus. воротничковый рябчик, m pranc. gélinotte huppée, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – jerubės … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
ruffed grouse — noun An American game bird, Bonasa umbellus; the male makes drumming sounds with its wings … Wiktionary
Ruffed — Ruffed, a. Furnished with a ruff. [1913 Webster] {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[ o]l.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruffed lemur — Ruffed Ruffed, a. Furnished with a ruff. [1913 Webster] {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[ o]l.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
