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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae.

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  • On the other hand the upper reaches of the river that are covered by larch, dark coniferous and stone birch forests, provide refuge for capercaillie Tetrao parvirostris and Siberian spruce grouse Falcipennis falcipennis*.

    Central Sikhote-Alin, Russian Federation 2008

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