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Definition of red grouse in English: red grousenoun A bird of a race of the willow grouse having entirely reddish-brown plumage, native only to the British Isles and familiar as a moorland game bird. Lagopus lagopus scoticus, family Phasianidae (or Tetraonidae) Example sentencesExamples - It is the home of the lapwing, curlew, golden plover, dunlin and red grouse.
- The black grouse needs a more varied habitat than the better-established red grouse.
- The problem is that numbers of red grouse are in freefall, continuing a downward trend witnessed over the past 20 years or more.
- Fine weather throughout the spring and early summer has produced encouraging numbers of red grouse for the start of the season on Tuesday.
- Marsden Moor supports large numbers of moorland birds such as the golden plover, red grouse, curlew and the diminutive twite.
Definition of red grouse in US English: red grousenounˈˌred ˈɡrous A bird of a race of the willow ptarmigan having entirely reddish-brown plumage, native only to the British Isles. Lagopus lagopus scoticus, family Phasianidae (or Tetraonidae) Example sentencesExamples - Fine weather throughout the spring and early summer has produced encouraging numbers of red grouse for the start of the season on Tuesday.
- Marsden Moor supports large numbers of moorland birds such as the golden plover, red grouse, curlew and the diminutive twite.
- The black grouse needs a more varied habitat than the better-established red grouse.
- It is the home of the lapwing, curlew, golden plover, dunlin and red grouse.
- The problem is that numbers of red grouse are in freefall, continuing a downward trend witnessed over the past 20 years or more.
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