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A chickenlike North American game bird (Bonasa umbellus) having mottled brownish plumage and noted for the drumming sounds the male makes with its wings. Also called birch partridge.

ruffed grouse

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large North American grouse, Bonasa umbellus, having brown plumage with darker markings around the neck and a black-tipped fan-shaped tail

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ruffed grouse - valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada

Bonasa umbellus, partridge

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

Bonasa, genus Bonasa - ruffed grouse

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ruffed grouse (redirected from ruffed grouses)

ruffed grouse
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