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单词 sandgrouse
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Definition of sandgrouse in English:

sandgrouse

nounˈsan(d)ɡraʊsˈsan(d)ɡrous
  • A seed-eating ground-dwelling bird with brownish plumage, allied to the pigeons and found in the deserts and arid regions of the Old World.

    Family Pteroclididae, genera Pterocles and Syrrhaptes: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Little is known about sandgrouse despite the group having a broad geographical range.
    • The most immediate examples of that are in direct species offtake, such as the trophy hunting of sandgrouse in Kenya.
    • In addition, there are other male-incubating species such as buttonquail, mesites, sandgrouse, and shorebirds that have neither helpers nor communal cooperation.
    • It has been suggested that columbids are closely related to gamebirds, buttonquails, parrots, shorebirds and sandgrouse (sandgrouse are sometimes included in the order Columbiformes).
    • Reviews the 250 species of pheasants, partridges, grouse, quails, turkeys, guineafowls, buttonquails, sandgrouse, and plains-wanderers of the world.
 
 

Definition of sandgrouse in US English:

sandgrouse

nounˈsan(d)ɡrous
  • A seed-eating ground-dwelling bird with brownish plumage, allied to the pigeons and found in the deserts and arid regions of the Old World.

    Family Pteroclididae, genera Pterocles and Syrrhaptes: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The most immediate examples of that are in direct species offtake, such as the trophy hunting of sandgrouse in Kenya.
    • In addition, there are other male-incubating species such as buttonquail, mesites, sandgrouse, and shorebirds that have neither helpers nor communal cooperation.
    • It has been suggested that columbids are closely related to gamebirds, buttonquails, parrots, shorebirds and sandgrouse (sandgrouse are sometimes included in the order Columbiformes).
    • Little is known about sandgrouse despite the group having a broad geographical range.
    • Reviews the 250 species of pheasants, partridges, grouse, quails, turkeys, guineafowls, buttonquails, sandgrouse, and plains-wanderers of the world.
 
 
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