hazel grouse

noun

1. a European woodland grouse, Tetrastes bonasia, somewhat resembling the North American ruffed grouse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hazel grouse¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

I was far away from the elegant drawing rooms of Moscow, where Pierre Bezukhov sips dry Madeira wine and dines on hazel grouse.

From The New Yorker

Besides the Common Hazel Grouse, two other species are known, one from Eastern Russia and the other from China.

From Project Gutenberg

But sportsmen who have tramped over Scandinavia know it well by the name of Hazel Grouse.

From Project Gutenberg

We've done nothing but pluck birds since midday; pheasants, hoopoes, hazel grouse, and common grouse.

From Project Gutenberg

For five minutes I remained there—the silence of the forest broken only by the clucking of a hazel grouse above my head.

From Project Gutenberg