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tetraonid
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tetraonid, n. [L. tetrao a heath cock, grouse, Gr. : cf. F. tétraonide.].
A bird belonging to the tribe of which the genus Tetrao is the type, as the grouse, partridge, quail, and the like. Used also adjectively. [1913 Webster]
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