Webster's 1913 Dictionary
RUFFED
RUFFED Ruffed, a.
Defn: Furnished with a ruff. Ruffed grouse (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
ruffed grouse
ruffed grouse ▶noun a North American woodland grouse that has a black ruff on the sides of the neck. [Bonasa umbellus, family Tetraonidae (or Phasianidae ).]
ruffed lemur
ruffed le mur ▶noun a lemur with a prominent muzzle and dense fur that forms a ruff around the neck, living in the Madagascan rain forest. [Varecia variegata, family Lemuridae. ]
Oxford Dictionary
ruffed grouse
ruffed grouse ▶noun a North American woodland grouse which has a black ruff on the sides of the neck. ●Bonasa umbellus, family Tetraonidae (or Phasianidae ).
ruffed lemur
ruffed lemur ▶noun a lemur with a prominent muzzle and dense fur that forms a ruff around the neck, living in the Madagascan rainforest. ●Varecia variegata, family Lemuridae.
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