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Definition: birch partridge
Ruffed
\Ruffed\, a.
Furnished with a ruff.
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Ruffed grouse (Zo["o]l.), a North American grouse (
Bonasa umbellus
) common in the wooded districts of the Northern
United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black
feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the
loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season.
Called also
tippet grouse,
partridge,
birch partridge
,
pheasant,
drummer, and
white-flesher.
ruffed lemur (Zo["o]l.), a species of lemur (
lemur varius
) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the
head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called
also
ruffed maucaco.
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