ruffed grouse : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ruffed grouse	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ruffed grouse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ruffed grouse n valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada Synonym(s): ruffed grouse, partridge, Bonasa umbellus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruffed \Ruffed\, a. Furnished with a ruff. {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also {tippet grouse}, {partridge}, {birch partridge}, {pheasant}, {drummer}, and {white-flesher}. {ruffed lemur} (Zo[94]l.), a species of lemur ({lemur varius}) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also {ruffed maucaco}.