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black grouses

black grouses is the plural of black grouse.

Meaning of black grouse

Noun

black grouse (plural black grouse or black grouses)

  1. A large, black bird with a lyre-shaped tail, Lyrurus tetrix (syn. Tetrao tetrix).
    • The shy black grouse, “with an eye on every feather,” can only thrive in vast, absolutely undisturbed heath and moorlands. Therefore, unfortunately, there are not too many black grouse.1979, Rien Poortvliet, translated by Marlies Comjean, “The Black Grouse”, in The Living Forest: A World of Animals, New York, N.Y.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.; Peacock Press/Bantam Books, →ISBN

Questions about black grouses

What is black grouses the plural of?
Black grouses is the plural of black grouse.

Words near black grouses in the dictionary

  1. black gram
  2. black grama
  3. black gramas
  4. black grams
  5. black grouse
  6. black grouses
  7. black guillemot
  8. black guillemots
  9. black gum
  10. black gums
  11. black guts

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