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

Nearby words

willoughby, willow, willow family, willow fly, willow flycatcher, willow grouse, willow herb, willow oak, willow pattern, willow ptarmigan, willow run

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Examples 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