Bonasa
noun
Bo·na·sa
\bōˈnāzə, -āsə\
Definition of Bonasa
: a genus of birds (family Tetraonidae) containing only the ruffed grouse
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Origin and Etymology of bonasa
New Latin, probably alteration of Latin bonasus, aurochs; from the similarity of its characteristic drumming sound to the bellowing of a bull
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