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noun
A medium-sized bird, Lagopus scotica, of the grouse family, found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: moorfowl, moorbird, moor-bird, moorgame, Lagopus scoticus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ptarmigan
Narrower terms: moorhen, moorcock
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