game bird

Noun
  1. Any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport (synset 102155855)
    associated with:
    • grouse - flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
    • quail - flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
    • pheasant - flesh of a pheasant; usually braised
    is a type of:
    subtypes:
    • grouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
    • phasianid - a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae
    • partridge, tinamou - heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds

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