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TETRAO UROGALLUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Tetrao urogallus mean?

• TETRAO UROGALLUS (noun)
The noun TETRAO UROGALLUS has 1 sense:

1. large black Old World grouse

Familiarity information: TETRAO UROGALLUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TETRAO UROGALLUS (noun)

Sense 1

Tetrao urogallus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Large black Old World grouse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

capercaillie; capercailzie; horse of the wood; Tetrao urogallus

Hypernyms ("Tetrao urogallus" is a kind of...):

grouse (popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet)

Holonyms ("Tetrao urogallus" is a member of...):

genus Tetrao; Tetrao (type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies)

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