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Moorfowl

[moor-foul]

moor·fowl

[moor-foul]
noun, plural -fowls, (especially collectively) -fowl. Chiefly British.
the red grouse.
Also called moorbird.


Origin:
1500–10; moor1 + fowl
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moorfowl (ˈmʊəˌfaʊl, ˈmɔː-)
 
n
(in British game laws) an archaic name for red grouse Compare heathfowl

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