| 单词 | blue grouse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblue grouse blue grouse n. a large grouse of coniferous forests in western North America, Dendragapus obscurus, the male of which has an inflatable sac on each side of the neck that amplifies its hooting calls.This bird is sometimes regarded as consisting of two similar species, the dusky grouse ( D. obscurus) and the sooty grouse ( D. fuliginosus). ΚΠ 1855 E. G. Beckwith in U.S. War Dept.: Rep. Explor. Route Pacific Railroad iv. 51 The cock of the plains and blue grouse are common, and also deer, antelope, and elk. 1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 30 Apr. 10/1 The other evening I counted over a dozen blue grouse which flew up from the track in front of the engine. 1976 D. Blood Rocky Mountain Wildlife i. ii. 133 The blue grouse is a bird of the mountainous west. 2005 Canad. Geographic July 68/1 Three Canadian species—blue grouse, spruce grouse and ruffed grouse—occupy forested habitats. < as lemmas |
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