Tetraonid \Te*tra"o*nid\, n. [L. tetrao a heath cock, grouse,
Gr. ?: cf. F. t['e]traonide.] (Zool.)
A bird belonging to the tribe of which the genus {Tetrao} is
the type, as the grouse, partridge, quail, and the like. Used
also adjectively.
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