Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A grouse (Lagopus lagopus subsp. scotica) of the British Isles that has chestnut plumage and inhabits open fields.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A medium-sized
bird , Lagopus lagopus scotica, of the grouse family, found inheather moorland inGreat Britain andIreland .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
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Yet the real problem for the red grouse is its diet.
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Yet the real problem for the red grouse is its diet.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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