genus tetrao

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Noun genus tetrao has 1 sense

Tetrao, genus Tetrao - type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies
--₁ is a kind of bird genus
--₁ is a member of Tetraonidae, family Tetraonidae
--₁ has members:
capercaillie, capercailzie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus

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Genus Tetrao

Part of Speech: noun

Sense 1: The scientific name for a group of birds belonging to the family Tetraonidae.

Sample Sentence: The genus Tetrao includes several species of grouse found in North America and Europe.

Sense 2: A particular species of bird within the genus Tetrao.

Sample Sentence: The Tetrao urogallus, commonly known as the western capercaillie, is the largest member of the genus Tetrao.

Sense 3: The taxonomic genus that includes the black grouse (Tetrao tetrix).

Sample Sentence: The genus Tetrao is important for studying the behavior and ecology of black grouse populations.

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