'Pinnated grouse' definitions:

Definition of 'Pinnated grouse'

From: GCIDE
  • Pinnate \Pin"nate\, Pinnated \Pin"na*ted\, a. [L. pinnatus feathered, fr. pinna a feather. See Pin a peg, Pen feather.]
  • 1. (Bot.) Consisting of several leaflets, or separate portions, arranged on each side of a common petiole, as the leaves of a rosebush, a hickory, or an ash. See Abruptly pinnate, and Illust., under Abruptly. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck. [1913 Webster]
  • Pinnated grouse (Zool.), the prairie chicken. [1913 Webster]