blue grouse

noun

a dull gray grouse, Dendragapus obscurus, of western North America, the male of which has a yellow or orange comb.

Origin of blue grouse

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Also called dusky grouse, sooty grouse.

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British Dictionary definitions for blue grouse

blue grouse

noun

a grouse, Dendragapus obscurus, of W North America, having a bluish-grey plumage with a black tail

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