black grouse

noun

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

Origin of black grouse

First recorded in 1820–30

Words Nearby black grouse

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How to use black grouse in a sentence

The black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) belongs to a closely allied genus, which has only two species.
The History of the European Fauna | R. F. Scharff
Lastly, the black grouse has a weakness for the heaths, especially in localities where a belt of timber adjoins them.
Among the Birds in Northern Shires | Charles Dixon
I'm convinced I saw the house-keeper wrapping up a black grouse this morning.
Tales of Two Countries | Alexander Kielland
Heath′-bell, same as Heather-bell; Heath′-cock, a large bird which frequents heaths: the black grouse:—fem.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) | Various
Just at the present moment the poor black grouse are generally having a hot time of it.
The Evolutionist at Large | Grant Allen

British Dictionary definitions for black grouse

black grouse

noun

Also called: black game a large N European grouse, Lyrurus tetrix, the male of which has a bluish-black plumage and lyre-shaped tail
a related and similar species, Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi, of W Asia

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