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    MOORFOWL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britainplay

    Synonyms:

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

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("moorfowl" 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 "moorfowl"):

    moorhen (female red grouse)

    moorcock (male red grouse)

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