sandgrouse
/ˈsændˌɡɹaʊs/
sandgrouse noun: any of several species of birds of the family Pteroclidae in the order Pterocliformes.

Noun
sandgrouse (plural sandgrouse or sandgrouses)
- Any of several species of birds of the family Pteroclidae in the order Pterocliformes.
sandgrouse meaning in Urdu, Malayalam, Arabic and Persian
sandgrouse in Urdu
- birds in the family Pteroclidae
- بهٿ تیتر bhaṭ-tītar, بر تیتر bar-tītar, بن تیتر ban-tītar
sandgrouse in Malayalam
- sandgrouse, any of several species of birds of the family Pteroclidae
- മണൽപ്രാവ് maṇalprāvŭ
sandgrouse in Arabic
- birds in the family Pteroclidae
- قَطًا qaṭan
sandgrouse in Persian
- birds in the family Pteroclidae
- اسپرود esparud, باقرقره bâqerqere, کوکر kukar
Forms of sandgrouse
| plural | sandgrouse |
|---|---|
| plural | sandgrouses |
| alternative form | sand grouse |
| alternative form | sand-grouse |
Origin of sandgrouse
From sand + grouse.
Words formed from sandgrouse
- black-bellied sandgrouse
- Pterocles orientalis
- black-faced sandgrouse
- Pterocles decoratus
- Burchell's sandgrouse
- Pterocles burchelli
- chestnut-bellied sandgrouse
- Pterocles exustus
- crowned sandgrouse
- Pterocles coronatus
- double-banded sandgrouse
- Pterocles bicinctus
- four-banded sandgrouse
- Pterocles quadricinctus
- Lichtenstein's sandgrouse
- Pterocles lichtensteinii
- Madagascar sandgrouse
- Pterocles personatus
- Namaqua sandgrouse
- Pterocles namaqua
- painted sandgrouse
- Pterocles indicus
- Pallas's sandgrouse
- Syrrhaptes paradoxus
- pin-tailed sandgrouse
- Pterocles alchata
- spotted sandgrouse
- Pterocles senegallus
- Tibetan sandgrouse
- Syrrhaptes tibetanus
- yellow-throated sandgrouse
- Pterocles gutturalis
Questions about sandgrouse
- What does sandgrouse mean?
- Sandgrouse means any of several species of birds of the family Pteroclidae in the order Pterocliformes.
- What is sandgrouse in Urdu?
- Sandgrouse in Urdu is بهٿ تیتر (bhaṭ-tītar), بر تیتر (bar-tītar), بن تیتر (ban-tītar). See Sandgrouse meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is sandgrouse?
- Sandgrouse is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sandgrouse?
- Sandgrouse is pronounced /ˈsændˌɡɹaʊs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sandgrouse?
- The plural of sandgrouse is sandgrouse.
Words near sandgrouse in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sandgrouse (page history and authors); മണൽപ്രാവ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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