RUFFED GROUSE


Meaning of RUFFED GROUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1782

: a grouse ( Bonasa umbellus ) of United States and Canadian forests of which the male erects a ruff of black feathers and fans out a broad black-banded tail during breeding displays

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