moorfowl n 1: reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain [syn: {red grouse}, {moorfowl}, {moorbird}, {moor-bird}, {moorgame}, {Lagopus scoticus}]
moorfowl \moorfowl\, moor fowl \moor fowl\n. (Zool.) 1. A reddish-brown grouse ({Lagopus Scoticus}) of upland moors of Great Britain; the European ptarmigan, or {red grouse}, also called the {moorgame}. Syn: red grouse, moorbird, moorgame, {Lagopus scoticus}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. The European heath grouse. See under {Heath}. [1913 Webster]