red grouse

red grouse
noun
reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑ptarmigan
• Hyponyms: ↑moorhen, ↑moorcock

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noun
: a ptarmigan (Lagopus scoticus) of the British Isles, closely related to the willow ptarmigan but not turning white in winter as related birds do — called also moorbird, moorfowl, moor game

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a grouse, Lagopus lagopus scoticus, of the British Isles, a subspecies of willow ptarmigan lacking white winter plumage.
[1770-80]

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red grouse noun
Another name for the common grouse
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Main Entry: ↑red

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red grouse,
a variety of grouse of Great Britain and Ireland that does not turn white in winter.

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n. a bird of a race of the willow ptarmigan having entirely reddish-brown plumage, native only to the British Isles. ● Lagopus lagopus scoticus, family Phasianidae (or Tetraonidae)

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  • Red Grouse — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

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  • red grouse — n. a reddish brown ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) of the British Isles that does not turn white in winter …   English World dictionary

  • red grouse — moorfowl moorfowl, moor fowl moor fowl . (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A reddish brown grouse ({Lagopus Scoticus}) of upland moors of Great Britain; the European ptarmigan, or {red grouse}, also called the {moorgame}. Syn: red grouse, moorbird, moorgame,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Red Grouse — žvyrė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Lagopus Lagopus angl. Red Grouse vok. Moorschneehuhn …   Paukščių anatomijos terminai

  • red grouse — a grouse, Lagopus lagopus scoticus, of the British Isles, a subspecies of willow ptarmigan lacking white winter plumage. [1770 80] * * * …   Universalium

  • red grouse — noun A medium sized bird, Lagopus lagopus scotica, of the grouse family, found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland. Syn: moorbird, moorcock, moorfowl …   Wiktionary

  • red grouse — noun a British moorland grouse with reddish brown plumage. [Lagopus lagopus scoticus.] …   English new terms dictionary

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