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Tetraonidae

noun

grouse

• Syn: ↑family Tetraonidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Galliformes, ↑order Galliformes

• Member Meronyms:

↑grouse, ↑Lyrurus, ↑genus Lyrurus, ↑Lagopus, ↑genus Lagopus, ↑Tetrao, ↑genus Tetrao, ↑Canachites, ↑genus Canachites, ↑Centrocercus, ↑genus Centrocercus, ↑Bonasa, ↑genus Bonasa, ↑Pedioecetes, ↑genus Pedioecetes, ↑Tympanuchus, ↑genus Tympanuchus

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\\ˌte.trəˈänəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Tetraon-, Tetrao, type genus + -idae

: a variously limited family of birds (order Galliformes) that is usually restricted to those grouses which have the tarsi and nostrils feathered

Useful english dictionary. 2012.