willow grouse

noun

a N European grouse, Lagopus lagopus, with a reddish-brown plumage and white wings: now regarded as the same species as the red grouse (L. lagopus scoticus) of Britain

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Words nearby willow grouse

willow, Willowbrook, willower, willow family, willow fly, willow grouse, willow herb, Willowick, willow-leaved jessamine, willow oak, willow pattern

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Example sentences from the Web for willow grouse

Upon Montreal Island I shot a hare and a brace of willow-grouse.
In the Arctic Seas|Francis Leopold McClintock
Here and there a few fossil shells and corals were picked up, and four or five willow-grouse shot.
In the Arctic Seas|Francis Leopold McClintock
While the women sewed with bone awls, Willow-grouse watched Flaker, who was sawing a bone with a flint saw.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
The disappearance of the herds caused Fleetfoot and Willow-grouse to leave the rock-shelter.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp

And Fleetfoot, having done his duty, was free to return to Willow-grouse.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp

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