wood grouse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wood grouse
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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The birds included pheasants, partridges, wood grouse, magpies, and hooded crows.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2016
He spent 72 nights in the field during three consecutive Aprils before he found the wood grouse fighting in a satisfactory light.
From Time Magazine Archive
Suddenly there was a loud whirring sound, and out of the bushes in front of them flew a great wood grouse!
From The Cave Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch
In the first of these cases the visitor will notice the wood grouse of Scotland, and the ruffed and other grouse of America; in the second case, the sand-grouse of the scorching deserts.
From How to See the British Museum in Four Visits by Jerrold, W. Blanchard
From afar, from the other edge of the forest, came the calling of wood grouse.
From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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