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单词 grouse
释义

grouse1 /grows/

noun (pl grouse)
  1. A plump reddish game bird (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) with a short curved bill, short legs, and feathered feet, found on Scottish moors and hills and in certain other parts of Britain (also called red grouse)
  2. Extended to other birds of the family Tetraonidae, including the black grouse or blackcock, the willow-grouse and various birds of N America
ORIGIN: Origin uncertain

grouseˈ-disease noun

A nematode infection of grouse

grouse moor noun

A tract of moorland on which grouse live, breed, and are shot for sport

grouse2 /grows/

intransitive verb

To grumble

noun

A grumble

ORIGIN: Cf grutch

grousˈer noun

grouse3 /grows/ (Aust and NZ informal)

adjective

Very good

ORIGIN: Origin unknown
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