Ruffed — Ruff Ruff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruffing}.] 1. To ruffle; to disorder. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum. [1913 Webster] 3. (Hawking) To hit, as the prey, without fixing it.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ruffed grouse — Ruffed Ruffed, a. Furnished with a ruff. [1913 Webster] {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[ o]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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruffed lemur — Ruffed Ruffed, a. Furnished with a ruff. [1913 Webster] {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[ o]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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruffed maucaco — Ruffed Ruffed, a. Furnished with a ruff. [1913 Webster] {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[ o]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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruffed grouse — ruffed′ grouse′ n. orn a North American grouse of dense forests, Bonasa umbellus, having a tuft of black feathers on each side of the neck • Etymology: 1745–55, amer … From formal English to slang
ruffed grouse — ☆ ruffed grouse n. a North American game bird (Bonasa umbellus) with neck feathers that can be extended into a ruff: also called partridge in the N U.S. and pheasant in the S U.S … English World dictionary
Ruffed lemur — Taxobox name = Ruffed lemursMSW3 Groves|pages=Varecia|id=12100059] image caption = Black and white Ruffed Lemur ( Varecia variegata ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Primates subordo = Strepsirrhini familia =… … Wikipedia
Ruffed Grouse — Taxobox name = Ruffed Grouse image width = 240px image caption = Grey morph status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Galloanserae ordo = Galliformes familia =… … Wikipedia
ruffed grouse — noun valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada • Syn: ↑partridge, ↑Bonasa umbellus • Hypernyms: ↑grouse • Member Holonyms: ↑Bonasa, ↑genus Bonasa * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
ruffed grouse — a North American grouse, Bonasa umbellus, having a tuft of black feathers on each side of the neck. See illus. under grouse. [1745 55, Amer.] * * * North American species (Bonasa umbellus) of grouse, sometimes incorrectly called a partridge.… … Universalium
