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grouse

26 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) grouse (noun)
  2. 2) grouse (verb)
  3. 3) grouse (noun)
  4. grouse disease (noun)
  5. grouse locust (noun)
  6. black grouse (noun)
  7. blue grouse (noun)
  8. dusky grouse (noun)
  9. Franklin grouse (noun)
  10. heath grouse (noun)
  11. pine grouse (noun)
  12. pinnated grouse (noun)
  13. red grouse (noun)
  14. Richardson's grouse (noun)
  15. rock grouse (noun)
  16. ruffed grouse (noun)
  17. sage grouse (noun)
  18. sharp-tailed grouse (noun)
  19. snow grouse (noun)
  20. spruce grouse (noun)
  21. timber grouse (noun)
  22. white grouse (noun)
  23. wood grouse (noun)
  24. grouseberry (noun)
  25. pin-tailed sandgrouse (noun)
  26. willow ptarmigan (noun)

1grouse

noun \ˈgrau̇s\
plural grouse or grouses

Definition of GROUSE

: any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds

Origin of GROUSE

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1531

Other Birds Terms

aerie, bunting, clutch, covey, hackle, ratite, rictus, ruff, skein, zygodactyl

Rhymes with GROUSE

blouse, chiaus, chouse, douse, gauss, Gauss, house, Klaus, Laos, louse, mouse, scouse, souse, spouse

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