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1. (n.) grouse
any of various plump gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae, of the pheasant family, with a short bill and feathered legs.
2. (v.i.) grouse
to grumble; complain.
3. (n.) grouse
a complaint.
Etymology: (1850–55; orig. uncert.; cf. grouch)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) grouse
flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
2. (verb) grouse
popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
3. (verb) grouse
hunt grouse
4. (verb) gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
complain
"What was he hollering about?"
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| Definition of 'grouse' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. grouse
any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family Tetraonidae, and subfamily Tetraoninae, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans (Lagopus), having feathered feet
2. (verb) grouse
to seek or shoot grouse
3. (verb) grouse
to complain or grumble
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Sense: a kind of game bird.
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 Afrikaans: korhoender |
 Arabic: طائِر الطَّهْوُج |
 Bulgarian: бяла яребица |
 Brazilian: galo silvestre |
 Czech: tetřev |
 German: schottisches Moorhuhn |
 Danish: rype |
 Greek: αγριόγαλος |
 Spanish: urogallo |
 Estonian: rabapüü |
 Farsi: باقرقره |
 Finnish: metsäkana |
 French: grouse |
 Hebrew: תרנגול בר |
 Hindi: एक प्रकार का पक्षी |
 Croatian: škotska lještarka |
 Hungarian: nyírfajd |
 Indonesian: ayam-ayaman |
 Icelandic: lyngrjúpa |
 Italian: gallo cedrone* |
 Japanese: らい鳥 |
 Korean: 뇌조(雷鳥) |
 Lithuanian: tetervinas, kurtinys |
 Latvian: rubenis |
 Malay: grouse |
 Dutch: korhoen |
 Norwegian: rype |
 Polish: głuszec, pardwa |
 Persian: باقرقره |
 Pashto: يو ډول مرغه |
 Portuguese: galo silvestre |
 Romanian: potârniche scoţiană |
 Russian: шотландская куропатка |
 Slovak: tetrov, jarabica |
 Slovenian: divja kura |
 Serbian: tetreb |
 Swedish: moripa |
 Thai: นกตระกูล Tetraonidae |
 Turkish: orman tavuğu |
 Taiwanese: 松雞 |
 Ukrainian: шотландська куріпка |
 Urdu: بھٹ تیتر جس کا شکار کیا ج |
 Vietnamese: gà gô |
 Chinese: 松鸡 |
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