Chiefly Scottish. The red grouse, Lagopus lagopus.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > genus Lagopus > lagopus lagopus (red grouse) (16) moorfowl1504 Chiefly Scottish. The red grouse, Lagopus lagopus. grouse1531 In popular use, restricted almost entirely to the reddish-coloured game bird of the British Islands, Lagopus (formerly Tetrao) scoticus, more… moor game1611 (a) the red grouse, Lagopus lagopus; (b) the black grouse, Tetrao tetrix (rare). red game1673 The red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scoticus. Cf. black game, n. red grouse1769 A willow grouse of the entirely reddish-brown subspecies Lagopus lagopus scoticus (family Phasianidae or Tetraonidae), which is endemic to the… willow partridge1772 = willow grouse n. red cock1775 The red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scoticus. Obsolete. moor-bird1812 a bird which inhabits moorland; esp. a grouse (cf. moorfowl, n.). red ptarmigan1819 = red grouse, n. willow grouse1850 (a) the common ptarmigan of North America, Lagopus albus; (b) the ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus, called thus chiefly in British Columbia. willow ptarmigan1872 Chiefly North American. More fully willow ptarmigan. The willow or red grouse, L. lagopus. willow ptarmigan1872 = willow grouse n. Subcategories:— male (2) — female (1) — brood (1) |
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