moorfowl en · NOUN
Etymology
From moor + fowl.
Meanings
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The red grouse.
It was overgrown by enormous beds of reeds, in which moorfowl, water-hens, and coots abounded[…]
1902 January 3, “A Smuggling Adventure”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 22, page 692:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moorfowls | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| moorfowl | Number=Plur | lexicographic |