Meanings
nounpin-tailed sandgrouse (plural pin-tailed sandgrouses)
plural pin-tailed sandgrouses
- Pterocles alchata, a bird in the sandgrouse family.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers
Similar
pin-tailed grousePterocles alchata
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan ganga eurasiàtica
- ganga eurasiàticaPterocles alchata
Greek βελονόουρη περιστερόκοτα
- βελονόουρη περιστερόκοτα (velonóouri peristerókota)Pterocles alchata
Polish stepówka białobrzucha
- stepówka białobrzuchaPterocles alchata
Portuguese ganga
- gangaPterocles alchata
Russian белобрю́хий рябо́к
- белобрю́хий рябо́к (belobrjúxij rjabók)Pterocles alchata
Cite this entry
APA
pin-tailed sandgrouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pin-tailed%20sandgrouse
MLA
“pin-tailed sandgrouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pin-tailed%20sandgrouse. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pin-tailed sandgrouse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pin-tailed%20sandgrouse.
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