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Definition of Genus bonasa
1. Noun. Ruffed grouse.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Tetraonidae, Tetraonidae
Member holonyms: Bonasa Umbellus, Partridge, Ruffed Grouse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Bonasa
Literary usage of Genus bonasa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1872)
"Thus, by having a more complete knowledge of the different genera, he has changed
his opinion in regard to the genus Bonasa. ..."
2. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1895)
"genus bonasa STEPHENS. Bonasa STEPH. Gen. Zool. XI. 1819, 298. Type, Tetrao
umbellus LINN. 300. Bonasa umbellus (LINN.). ..."
3. Diversions of a Naturalist by Edwin Ray Lankester (1915)
"It is placed in the genus Bonasa, and receives the specific name " sylvestris."
The French call it " gelinotte " (under which name various kinds of ..."
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