noun
type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies
• Syn: ↑genus Tetrao
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tetraonidae, ↑family Tetraonidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑capercaillie, ↑capercailzie, ↑horse of the wood, ↑Tetrao urogallus
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\\ˈte.trəˌō, -rēˌō\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, heath cock, moorfowl, from Greek tetraōn — more at turtle (turtledove)
: a genus (the type of the family Tetraonidae) of grouses now restricted to the capercaillie and closely related forms
Useful english dictionary. 2012.