Meanings
nounsand grouse (plural sand grouses)
plural sand grouses
- alternativeAlternative spelling of sandgrouse.
Above, a flock of sand grouse calling family to water.
2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 561
Synonyms & antonyms
nounpigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young
Similar
Broader
columbiform bird
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
sand grouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20grouse
MLA
“sand grouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20grouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sand grouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20grouse.
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