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BONASA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bonasa mean?
• BONASA (noun)
The noun BONASA has 1 sense:
1. ruffed grouse
Familiarity information: BONASA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ruffed grouse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bonasa; genus Bonasa
Hypernyms ("Bonasa" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Bonasa"):
Bonasa umbellus; partridge; ruffed grouse (valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada)
Holonyms ("Bonasa" is a member of...):
family Tetraonidae; Tetraonidae (grouse)
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