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 calledblack 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

Example Sentences

The Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) belongs to a closely allied genus, which has only two species.

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Lastly, the Black Grouse has a weakness for the heaths, especially in localities where a belt of timber adjoins them.

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I'm convinced I saw the house-keeper wrapping up a black grouse this morning.

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Heath′-bell, same as Heather-bell; Heath′-cock, a large bird which frequents heaths: the black grouse:—fem.

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Just at the present moment the poor black grouse are generally having a hot time of it.

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