Usually means: Forest bird known for drumming.
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  1. ruffed grouse: Merriam-Webster
  2. ruffed grouse: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. ruffed grouse: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. ruffed grouse: Collins English Dictionary
  5. ruffed grouse: Vocabulary.com
  6. ruffed grouse: Wordnik
  7. ruffed grouse: Wiktionary
  8. ruffed grouse: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. ruffed grouse: Infoplease Dictionary
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  11. Ruffed Grouse, Ruffed grouse: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. ruffed grouse: Rhymezone
  13. ruffed grouse: FreeDictionary.org
  14. ruffed grouse: Mnemonic Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (ruffed grouse)

▸ noun:  An American game bird, Bonasa umbellus; the male makes drumming sounds with its wings

Similar:
partridge, bonasa umbellus, blackcock, tippet grouse, moorbird, grouse, wood grouse, black grouse, sage grouse, gorhen, more...

Opposite:
smooth grouse, prairie chicken, sage grouse

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Similar:
partridge, bonasa umbellus, blackcock, tippet grouse, moorbird, grouse, wood grouse, black grouse, sage grouse, gorhen, more...

Opposite:
smooth grouse, prairie chicken, sage grouse



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