Syn: red grouse, moorbird, moorgame, {Lagopus scoticus}.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. The European heath grouse. See under {Heath}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
moorfowl — [moor′foul΄] n. Brit. RED GROUSE … English World dictionary
moorfowl — /moor fowl /, n., pl. moorfowls, (esp. collectively) moorfowl. Chiefly Brit. the red grouse. Also called moorbird. [1500 10; MOOR1 + FOWL] * * * … Universalium
moorfowl — noun The red grouse … Wiktionary
moorfowl — noun (plural same) Brit. another term for red grouse … English new terms dictionary
moorfowl — n. a red grouse … Useful english dictionary
Lagopus Scoticus — moorfowl moorfowl, moor fowl moor fowl . (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A reddish brown grouse ({Lagopus Scoticus}) of upland moors of Great Britain; the European ptarmigan, or {red grouse}, also called the {moorgame}. Syn: red grouse, moorbird, moorgame,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lagopus scoticus — moorfowl moorfowl, moor fowl moor fowl . (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A reddish brown grouse ({Lagopus Scoticus}) of upland moors of Great Britain; the European ptarmigan, or {red grouse}, also called the {moorgame}. Syn: red grouse, moorbird, moorgame,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moor fowl — moorfowl moorfowl, moor fowl moor fowl . (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A reddish brown grouse ({Lagopus Scoticus}) of upland moors of Great Britain; the European ptarmigan, or {red grouse}, also called the {moorgame}. Syn: red grouse, moorbird, moorgame,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moorgame — moorfowl moorfowl, moor fowl moor fowl . (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A reddish brown grouse ({Lagopus Scoticus}) of upland moors of Great Britain; the European ptarmigan, or {red grouse}, also called the {moorgame}. Syn: red grouse, moorbird, moorgame,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
red grouse — moorfowl moorfowl, moor fowl moor fowl . (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A reddish brown grouse ({Lagopus Scoticus}) of upland moors of Great Britain; the European ptarmigan, or {red grouse}, also called the {moorgame}. Syn: red grouse, moorbird, moorgame,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
