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LAGOPUS SCOTICUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lagopus scoticus mean? 

LAGOPUS SCOTICUS (noun)
  The noun LAGOPUS SCOTICUS has 1 sense:

1. reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britainplay

  Familiarity information: LAGOPUS SCOTICUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LAGOPUS SCOTICUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Lagopus scoticus; moor-bird; moorbird; moorfowl; moorgame; red grouse

Hypernyms ("Lagopus scoticus" is a kind of...):

ptarmigan (large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Lagopus scoticus"):

moorhen (female red grouse)

moorcock (male red grouse)


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