black grouse

noun

1. a large grouse, Lyrurus tetrix, of Europe and western Asia, the male of which is black, the female mottled gray and brown.

black grouse

noun

1. Also called: black game. a large N European grouse, Lyrurus tetrix , the male of which has a bluish-black plumage and lyre-shaped tail

2. a related and similar species, Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi , of W Asia

Word History and Origins

Origin of black grouse¹

First recorded in 1820–30