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Definition of Tetrao
1. Noun. Type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies.
Exact synonyms: Genus Tetrao
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Tetraonidae, Tetraonidae
Member holonyms: Capercaillie, Capercailzie, Horse Of The Wood, Tetrao Urogallus
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Tetraonidae, Tetraonidae
Member holonyms: Capercaillie, Capercailzie, Horse Of The Wood, Tetrao Urogallus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tetrao
Literary usage of Tetrao
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1864)
"tetrao senegallus, Linn., Mant. p. 526 (1771.) 9i. tetrao paradoxa, Pall. ...
tetrao montanus, Gm., Syst. Nat. ip 758 (1788.) 22. tetrao AFER, Müller, Syst. ..."
2. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1893)
"Hybrid between Lyrurus tetrix and Tetrastes bonasia. tetrao ... tetrao tetrix X
Bonasa betulina, Dresser, PZS 1876, p. ..."
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