Sandgrouse

//ˈsændˌɡɹaʊs// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several species of birds of the family Pteroclidae in the order Pterocliformes.
  2. 2
    pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
sand grouse

Etymology

From sand + grouse.

Related phrases

Burchell's sandgrouseLichtenstein's sandgrouseMadagascar sandgrouseNamaqua sandgrousePallas's sandgrousePterocles alchataPterocles bicinctusPterocles burchelliPterocles coronatusPterocles decoratusPterocles exustusPterocles gutturalis

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