Definitions for sage grouse

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

sage′ grouse`(n.)

  1. a large grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, of the sagebrush regions of W North America, with a black belly patch and a long, pointed tail.

    Category: Ornithology

Origin of sage grouse:

1870–75

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sage grouse, sage hen, Centrocercus urophasianus(noun)

    large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America

Wiktionary

  1. sage grouse(Noun)

    A large grouse of western North America having mottled gray, black and buff plumage (Centrocercus urophasianus) which feeds on the buds of the sagebrush.


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