sage grouse

noun

A large grouse of western North America having mottled gray, black and buff plumage (Centrocercus urophasianus) which feeds on the buds of the sagebrush.

Similar
Centrocerus urophasianussage henCentrocercus urophasianus

Meanings

nounsage grouse (plural sage grouse or sage grouses)

plural sage grouses

  1. A large grouse of western North America having mottled gray, black and buff plumage (Centrocercus urophasianus) which feeds on the buds of the sagebrush.

    Synonyms: Centrocerus urophasianus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large grouse of western North America having mottled gray, black and buff plumage (Centrocercus urophasianus) which feeds on the buds of the sagebrush.

Similar
Centrocerus urophasianus

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge grouse of sagebrush regions of North America

Similar
sage henCentrocercus urophasianus
Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian пелинов тетрев
  • пелинов тетрев (pelinov tetrev)Centrocercus urophasianus
Dutch waaierhoen
  • waaierhoenCentrocercus urophasianus
Finnish marunakana
  • marunakanaCentrocercus urophasianus
French tétras des armoises
  • tétras des armoisesCentrocercus urophasianus
German Beifußhuhn
  • BeifußhuhnCentrocercus urophasianus
Hungarian ürömfajd
  • ürömfajdCentrocercus urophasianus
Polish preriokur ostrosterny
  • preriokur ostrosternyCentrocercus urophasianus
Russian шалфе́йный те́терев
  • шалфе́йный те́терев (šalféjnyj téterev)Centrocercus urophasianus
Spanish urogallo de las artemisas
  • urogallo de las artemisasCentrocercus urophasianus
Swedish strålstjärtshöna
  • strålstjärtshönaCentrocercus urophasianus
Cite this entry
APA

sage grouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sage%20grouse

MLA

“sage grouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sage%20grouse. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sage grouse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sage%20grouse.

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