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MOORFOWL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does moorfowl mean?
• MOORFOWL (noun)
The noun MOORFOWL has 1 sense:
1. reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
Familiarity information: MOORFOWL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Lagopus scoticus; moor-bird; moorbird; moorfowl; moorgame; red grouse
Hypernyms ("moorfowl" is a kind of...):
ptarmigan (large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moorfowl"):
moorhen (female red grouse)
moorcock (male red grouse)
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