sand grouse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sand grouse
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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The Goda, or watering hole near our camp, attracts thousands of sand grouse each day.
From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2010
One of Dr. Bump's special favorites is the sand grouse, which nests as much as 25 miles from water.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. Bump hopes that the sand grouse can colonize U.S. bird pastures that are too far from water for any U.S. game bird.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the season's opener, Van Heflin fishes for marlin off Chub Cay in the Bahamas, and Bing Crosby and Phil Harris hunt sand grouse in Tanzania.
From Time Magazine Archive
The larger birds are the bittern, great and small bustard, eagle, francolin, goose; giant, grey and red-legged partridge, sand grouse, pelican, pheasant, stork and swan.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
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