spruce grouse
noun
a grouse, Canachites canadensis, of coniferous forests of northern North America, that feeds on evergreen buds and needles.
Words nearby spruce grouse
spruce, spruce beer, spruce beetle, spruce budworm, spruce gall aphid, spruce grouse, spruce pine, spruce sawfly, spruce up, spruce-up, sprucy
Origin of spruce grouse
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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British Dictionary definitions for spruce grouse
spruce grouse
noun
a game bird, Dendragapus canadensis, occurring in Canadian coniferous forests
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