English Explanatory Dictionary

sandgrouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several species of birds of the family Pteroclidae in the order Pterocliformes.

Pronunciation

/ˈsændˌɡɹaʊs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sandgrouse.wav

Word forms

sandgrouse sandgrouses sand grouse sand-grouse

Etymology

From sand + grouse.

Derived words

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

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