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Tetraonid

Te-tra′o-nid

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Noun.
[L.
tetrao
a heath cock, grouse, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
tétraonide
.]
(Zool.)
A bird belonging to the tribe of which the genus
Tetrao
is the type, as the grouse, partridge, quail, and the like. Used also adjectively.

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