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TETRAO
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies
Synonyms:
genus Tetrao; Tetrao
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Tetrao" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Tetrao"):
capercaillie; capercailzie; horse of the wood; Tetrao urogallus (large black Old World grouse)
Holonyms ("Tetrao" is a member of...):
family Tetraonidae; Tetraonidae (grouse)