ruffed adjective. [rʌft] L16.
[from RUFF noun¹, verb¹: see -ED², -ED¹.]
1. Wearing a ruff; provided with a ruff or ruffs. L16.

2. Of an animal, bird, etc.: having thick or raised feathers, fur, scales, etc., around the neck like a ruff; having markings suggestive of a ruff. L18.
ruffed bustard the houbara. ruffed grouse a N. American woodland grouse, Bonasa umbellus, which has a black ruff on the sides of the neck. ruffed lemur the largest lemur, Varecia variegata, varying from black and white to deep red in colour.

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