TETRAONIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tetraonidae mean? 

• TETRAONIDAE (noun)
  The noun TETRAONIDAE has 1 sense:

1. grouse

  Familiarity information: TETRAONIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TETRAONIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Grouse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Tetraonidae; Tetraonidae

Hypernyms ("Tetraonidae" is a kind of...):

bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

Meronyms (members of "Tetraonidae"):

grouse (popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet)

genus Lyrurus; Lyrurus (black grouse)

genus Lagopus; Lagopus (ptarmigans)

genus Tetrao; Tetrao (type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies)

Canachites; genus Canachites (spruce grouse)

Centrocercus; genus Centrocercus (sage grouse)

Bonasa; genus Bonasa (ruffed grouse)

genus Pedioecetes; Pedioecetes (sharp-tailed grouse)

genus Tympanuchus; Tympanuchus (prairie chickens)

Holonyms ("Tetraonidae" is a member of...):

Galliformes; order Galliformes (pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins)