SANDGROUSE

Meaning of SANDGROUSE in English

Pronunciation: - ˌ grau ̇ s

Function: noun

Date: 1783

: any of numerous birds (family Pteroclididae) of arid parts of southern Europe, Asia, and Africa that have precocial downy young and are related to the shorebirds and the pigeons

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SANDGROUSE — noun Date: 1783 any of numerous birds (family Pteroclididae) of arid parts of southern Europe, Asia, and Africa that have …
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SANDGROUSE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: sand (I) + grouse : any of numerous birds constituting the family Pteroclididae, inhabiting arid parts of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SANDGROUSE — n. type of terrestrial bird that feeds on seeds which is related to the pidgeon and is found in dry …
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SANDGROUSE — noun Date: 1783 : any of numerous birds (family Pteroclididae) of arid parts of southern Europe, Asia, and Africa that …
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SANDGROUSE — ■ noun ( plural same) a seed-eating ground-dwelling bird with brownish plumage, found in arid regions. [Genera Pterocles and Syrrhaptes …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SANDGROUSE — [sand.grouse] n (1783): any of numerous birds (family Pteroclidae) of arid parts of southern Europe, Asia, and Africa that are …
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SANDGROUSE — any of 16 species of birds of Asian and African deserts, constituting the family Pteroclidae (or Pterocletidae) and usually treated …
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SANDGROUSE — Рябковые
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SANDGROUSE — орнит. рябок (Pterocles)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SANDGROUSE — орнит. рябок ( Pterocles )
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PIN-TAILED SANDGROUSE — noun or pin-tailed grouse : a sandgrouse ( Pterocles alchata ) of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers
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PALLAS'S SANDGROUSE — noun Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: after Peter S. Pallas : a Eurasiatic sandgrouse ( Syrrhaptes paradoxus ) that has …
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PAINTED SANDGROUSE — noun : a sandgrouse ( Pterocles indicus ) of the subcontinent of India
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GROUSE — Any of various game birds in the family Tetraonidae (order Galliformes), including the prairie chicken and ptarmigan , or the …
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PIN-TAILED GROUSE — noun see pin-tailed sandgrouse
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SAND PIGEON — noun : sandgrouse
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ROCK PIGEON — noun 1. : a bluish gray wild pigeon ( Columba livia ) with a purplish breast, white rump, and dark …
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ROCK GROUSE — noun 1. : rock ptarmigan 2. : sandgrouse
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PTEROCLETES — ˌterəˈklēd.(ˌ)ēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Pterocles, genus of sandgrouse : a suborder or Columbiformes coextensive …
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PINTAIL — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural pintails or pintail ) 1. a. or pin-tailed duck : a river duck ( Anas acuta …
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COLUMBIFORMES — kəˌləmbə̇ˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Columba + -iformes : a cosmopolitan order of land birds with …
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SAND GROUSE — any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Britannica English vocabulary
COLUMBIFORM — any member of an order of birds (Columbiformes) that includes pigeons, doves, the extinct dodoes, and sandgrouse. Pigeons and doves …
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TAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dog wags its tail (= moves its tail from side to side to …
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GRADATION — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The film can display over 4000 gradations of color. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Everyone …
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CLUE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE good ▪ Rabbit footprints and the very recent removal of fresh soil are …
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GROUSE — n. Any of various game birds in the family Tetraonidae (order Galliformes), including the prairie chicken and ptarmigan , or …
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SYRRHAPTES TIBETANUS — Tibetan sandgrouse
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
SYRRHAPTES PARADOXUS — Pallas's sandgrouse
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
PTEROCLES SENEGALLUS — spotted sandgrouse
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