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black grouse

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black grouse
n.
A Eurasian game bird (Lyrurus tetrix) with black plumage and white wing markings in the male and brownish barred plumage in the female.

black grouse
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called black game a large N European grouse, Lyrurus tetrix, the male of which has a bluish-black plumage and lyre-shaped tail
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a related and similar species, Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi, of W Asia
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Noun1.black grouseblack grouse - grouse of which the male is bluish-black
grouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
genus Lyrurus, Lyrurus - black grouse
European black grouse, heathfowl, Lyrurus tetrix - large northern European grouse that is black with a lyre-shaped tail
Asian black grouse, Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi - a black grouse of western Asia
black cock, blackcock - male black grouse
gray hen, grayhen, grey hen, greyhen, heath hen - female black grouse


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