'heathfowl' definitions:
Definition of 'heathfowl'
(from WordNet)
noun
Large northern European grouse that is black with a lyre- shaped tail [syn: European black grouse, heathfowl, Lyrurus tetrix]
Definition of 'heathfowl'
From: GCIDE
- heathfowl \heathfowl\, heath fowl \heath fowl\n. A large Northern European black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix formerly Tetrao tetrix) with a lyre-shaped tail; it is also called heath grouse, black game, black grouse, {heath poult}, heath fowl, and moor fowl. See heath grouse under heath, above.
- Syn: European black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix. [WordNet 1.5]