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moorfowl [ˈmʊəˌfaʊl ˈmɔː-] n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) (in British game laws) an archaic name for red grouse Compare heathfowl How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The mist rose and died away, and showed us that country lying as waste as the sea; only the moorfowl and the pewees crying upon it, and far over to the east, a herd of deer, moving like dots. |
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moorfowl - reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain