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MOOR-BIRD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
Synonyms:
Lagopus scoticus; moor-bird; moorbird; moorfowl; moorgame; red grouse
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("moor-bird" 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 "moor-bird"):
moorhen (female red grouse)
moorcock (male red grouse)