red grouse

noun

1. a grouse, Lagopus lagopus scoticus, of the British Isles, a subspecies of willow ptarmigan lacking white winter plumage.

red grouse

noun

1. a reddish-brown grouse, Lagopus scoticus , of upland moors of Great Britain: an important game bird

Word History and Origins

Origin of red grouse¹

First recorded in 1770–80

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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