red grousen.

Brit.

/ˈrɛd ˌɡraʊs/, U.S.

/ˈrɛd ˌɡraʊs/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: see red adj. and n. and grouse n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., grouse n.¹

Etymology: < red adj. + grouse n.¹ Compare earlier red game n.

A willow grouse of the entirely reddish-brown subspecies Lagopus lagopus scoticus (family Phasianidae or Tetraonidae), which is endemic to the British Isles and familiar as a game bird of heather moorland.The red grouse was formerly (and is sometimes still) regarded as a separate species, L. scoticus. Formerly also called moorfowl, red cock, and red game, and (the male) gorcock and moorcock.

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the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > genus Lagopus > lagopus lagopus (red grouse)

moorfowl1504

grouse1531

moor game1611

red game1673

red grouse1769

willow partridge1772

red cock1775

moor-bird1812

red ptarmigan1819

willow grouse1850

willow ptarmigan1872

1769 Eng. Displayed II. 237/2 The hills are stocked with grouse, both black and red.

1830 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3 387 The species of Lagopus..are common to both continents, with the exception of the red grouse, which is peculiar to the British Isles.

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species ii. 49 Experienced ornithologists consider our British red grouse as only a strongly-marked race of a Norwegian species.

1910 G. Malcolm & A. Maxwell Grouse & Grouse Moors i. 1 We shall be almost exclusively concerned with the red grouse.

1993 Daily Tel. 10 Dec. 10/7 The red grouse, golden plover, and dunlin are thriving and the mountain, or blue hare..is breeding again.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red grouse
释义	red grousen. Brit. /ˈrɛd ˌɡraʊs/, U.S. /ˈrɛd ˌɡraʊs/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: see red adj. and n. and grouse n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., grouse n.¹ Etymology: < red adj. + grouse n.¹ Compare earlier red game n. A willow grouse of the entirely reddish-brown subspecies Lagopus lagopus scoticus (family Phasianidae or Tetraonidae), which is endemic to the British Isles and familiar as a game bird of heather moorland.The red grouse was formerly (and is sometimes still) regarded as a separate species, L. scoticus. Formerly also called moorfowl, red cock, and red game, and (the male) gorcock and moorcock. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > genus Lagopus > lagopus lagopus (red grouse) moorfowl1504 grouse1531 moor game1611 red game1673 red grouse1769 willow partridge1772 red cock1775 moor-bird1812 red ptarmigan1819 willow grouse1850 willow ptarmigan1872 willow ptarmigan1872 1769 Eng. Displayed II. 237/2 The hills are stocked with grouse, both black and red. 1830 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3 387 The species of Lagopus..are common to both continents, with the exception of the red grouse, which is peculiar to the British Isles. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species ii. 49 Experienced ornithologists consider our British red grouse as only a strongly-marked race of a Norwegian species. 1910 G. Malcolm & A. Maxwell Grouse & Grouse Moors i. 1 We shall be almost exclusively concerned with the red grouse. 1993 Daily Tel. 10 Dec. 10/7 The red grouse, golden plover, and dunlin are thriving and the mountain, or blue hare..is breeding again. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1769
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