sand grouse

or sandgrouse

noun

any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young.

Origin of sand grouse

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby sand grouse

sandfly, sandfly fever, Sand, George, sandglass, sand-groper, sand grouse, S and H, sandhi, sandhill crane, Sandhoff's disease, sandhog

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Example sentences from the Web for sand grouse

The chief feature was the extraordinary abundance of sand-grouse.
Letters from Mesopotamia|Robert Palmer
Again I dreamed, and again I saw the spreading water beneath me, and the wildfowl; but there were no pelicans and no sand-grouse.
Tales of South Africa|H.A. Bryden
It loves the deserts, and as far as I know never leaves them save to come down, as the Sand-grouse do, to some water-hole.
Egyptian Birds|Charles Whymper
Crossing this, nearly knee-deep in mud and water in many parts, we fell in with three packs of Sand-Grouse (Pterocles alchata).
Wild Spain (Espaa agreste)|Abel Chapman

The nesting season of the various species of sand-grouse that breed in India is now beginning.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar

British Dictionary definitions for sand grouse

sandgrouse

/ (ˈsændˌɡraʊs) /

noun

any bird of the family Pteroclididae, of dry regions of the Old World, having very short feet, a short bill, and long pointed wings and tail: order Columbiformes

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sand grouse
释义	sand grouse or sandgrouse noun any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young. Origin of sand grouse First recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby sand grouse sandfly, sandfly fever, Sand, George, sandglass, sand-groper, sand grouse, S and H, sandhi, sandhill crane, Sandhoff's disease, sandhog Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sand grouse The chief feature was the extraordinary abundance of sand-grouse. Letters from Mesopotamia\|Robert Palmer Again I dreamed, and again I saw the spreading water beneath me, and the wildfowl; but there were no pelicans and no sand-grouse. Tales of South Africa\|H.A. Bryden It loves the deserts, and as far as I know never leaves them save to come down, as the Sand-grouse do, to some water-hole. Egyptian Birds\|Charles Whymper Crossing this, nearly knee-deep in mud and water in many parts, we fell in with three packs of Sand-Grouse (Pterocles alchata). Wild Spain (Espaa agreste)\|Abel Chapman The nesting season of the various species of sand-grouse that breed in India is now beginning. A Bird Calendar for Northern India\|Douglas Dewar British Dictionary definitions for sand grouse sandgrouse / (ˈsændˌɡraʊs) / noun any bird of the family Pteroclididae, of dry regions of the Old World, having very short feet, a short bill, and long pointed wings and tail: order Columbiformes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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