Tetraonidae — noun grouse • Syn: ↑family Tetraonidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Galliformes, ↑order Galliformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tetraonidae — the grouse family, a bird family (order Galliformes) that includes the grouse and the ptarmigan (qq.v.). * * * … Universalium
bird family — noun a family of warm blooded egg laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Struthionidae, ↑family Struthionidae, ↑Casuaridae, ↑family Casuaridae, ↑Apterygidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Grouse — Male Sage Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus Scientific classification Kingdom: Anima … Wikipedia
Galliformes — Temporal range: Eocene Recent, 45–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Gallinaceous birds — are heavy bodied ground feeding domestic or game birds, including grouse, ptarmigans, turkeys, pheasants, quail, partridges, fowl, chachalacas, and curassows – all in the order Galliformes. This order contains four families: family Tetraonidae… … Wikipedia
Tetrao — noun type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies • Syn: ↑genus Tetrao • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tetraonidae, ↑family Tetraonidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
galliform — ▪ order of birds Introduction any of the gallinaceous (that is, fowl like or chickenlike (chicken)) birds (bird). The order includes about 290 species, of which the best known are the turkeys (turkey), chickens, quail, partridge, pheasant and… … Universalium
Bonasa — noun ruffed grouse • Syn: ↑genus Bonasa • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tetraonidae, ↑family Tetraonidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Pedioecetes — noun sharp tailed grouse • Syn: ↑genus Pedioecetes • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tetraonidae, ↑family Tetraonidae * * * ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ēˈsēd.(ˌ)ēz noun … Useful english dictionary