Heathfowl

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  heathfowl \heathfowl\, heath fowl \heath fowl\n.
     A large Northern European black grouse ({Lyrurus tetrix}
     formerly {Tetrao tetrix}) with a lyre-shaped tail; it is also
     called {heath grouse}, {black game}, {black grouse}, {heath
     poult}, {heath fowl}, and {moor fowl}. See {heath grouse}
     under {heath}, above.


  
     Syn: European black grouse, {Lyrurus tetrix}.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  heathfowl
       n : large northern European black grouse with a lyre-shaped tail
           [syn: {European black grouse}, {Lyrurus tetrix}]