ruffed
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- unruffed adjective
Etymology
Origin of ruffed
Example Sentences
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You’ll find everything from red pandas to critically endangered black-and-white ruffed lemurs.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
A poodle, coiffed to make pompoms of its torso and tail, stands on its hind legs: puffed, ruffed and bum-padded, just like the ladies being fitted for bums.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025
That evening, a ruffed grouse — a crow-size bird with a tiny mohawk and mottled feathers — appeared at his feet.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2023
To investigate the population health of the ruffed grouse in Pennsylvania, the research team sequenced 54 individual bird genomes within habitats that were both fragmented by development and intact.
From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 2023
We were on a county road near thick forest when we came on a dead ruffed grouse.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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