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Wikispecies

Proper noun

Tetraoninae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Galliformes – the grouses.

Usage notes

• Members are alternatively considered a family, Tetraonidae.

Hypernyms

• (subfamily): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Galliformes - order; Phasianidae - family

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Bonasa, Centrocercus, Dendragapus, Lagopus, Lyrurus, Tetrao, Tetrastes, Tympanuchus - genera