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noun
a large grouse, Lyrurus tetrix, of Europe and western Asia, the male of which is black, the female mottled gray and brown.
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Origin of black grouse
First recorded in 1820–30
Words nearby black grouse
black frost, black game, black gang, black gnat, black gold, black grouse, blackguard, black guillemot, Black Hand, black hat, black haw
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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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