Pedioecetes

Pedioecetes
noun
sharp-tailed grouse
Syn: ↑genus Pedioecetes
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Tetraonidae, ↑family Tetraonidae

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ēˈsēd.(ˌ)ēz\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from pedi- (II) + Greek oikētēs dweller, from oikein to dwell, from oikos house — more at vicinity
: a genus of birds (family Tetraonidae) consisting of the sharp-tailed grouse

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