moorfowl

2 definitions found

moorfowl - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  moorfowl \moorfowl\, moor fowl \moor fowl\n. (Zool.)
     1. A reddish-brown grouse (Lagopus Scoticus) of upland
        moors of Great Britain; the European ptarmigan, or red  grouse
        , also called the moorgame.
  
     Syn: red grouse, moorbird, moorgame, Lagopus scoticus.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. The European heath grouse. See under Heath.
        [1913 Webster]

moorfowl - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  moorfowl
      n 1: reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain [syn:
           red grouse, moorfowl, moorbird, moor-bird,
           moorgame, Lagopus scoticus]