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Definition of Lagopus scoticus
1. Noun. Reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain.
Exact synonyms: Moor-bird, Moorbird, Moorfowl, Moorgame, Red Grouse
Generic synonyms: Ptarmigan
Specialized synonyms: Moorhen, Moorcock
Generic synonyms: Ptarmigan
Specialized synonyms: Moorhen, Moorcock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lagopus Scoticus
Literary usage of Lagopus scoticus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1841)
"... which in the eye of the sportsman if not of the naturalist are of all others
the most attractive, we now possess but one species, the Lagopus scoticus. ..."