tetraonid
English
Etymology
Latin tetrao (“a heath cock, grouse”), from Ancient Greek. Compare French tétraonide.
Noun
tetraonid (plural tetraonids)
- (zoology) A bird belonging to the tribe of which the genus Tetrao is the type.
- The grouse, partridge and quail are tetraonids.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for tetraonid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)