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red grouse
noun
- a grouse, Lagopus lagopus scoticus, of the British Isles, a subspecies of willow ptarmigan lacking white winter plumage.
red grouse
noun
- a reddish-brown grouse, Lagopus scoticus , of upland moors of Great Britain: an important game bird
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Word History and Origins
Origin of red grouse1
First recorded in 1770–80
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Example Sentences
If we ever had occasion to adopt a bird as a national emblem, the choice might for one reason fall on the Red Grouse.
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They impale the eggs of the red grouse upon their bills, and carry them away to eat at leisure.
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This is the famous Red Grouse, a species familiar by name if not by appearance to most people.
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Marvellously protective in coloration is the plumage of the Red Grouse in both sexes and at all times of the year.
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During autumn and winter the life of the Red Grouse is by no means a happy one, that is to say in some ways.
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