noun
- A small game bird of northern Europe and Asia, related to the grouse, with mottled brown plumage.
Usage: Also called hazel grouse or hazel hen.; Scientific name: Tetrastes bonasia.
Examples
- The hazelhen is a popular game bird in Scandinavian forests.
- Hunters in northern Europe pursue the hazelhen during the autumn season.
- The hazelhen's cryptic plumage helps it blend into woodland undergrowth.
- A flock of hazelhens scattered through the birch trees at dawn.