sandgrouse

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UK/ˈsændˌɡɹaʊs/

noun

Any of several species of birds of the family Pteroclidae in the order Pterocliformes.

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Meanings

nounsandgrouse (plural sandgrouse or sandgrouses)

plural sandgrouses · alternative sand grouse · alternative sand-grouse

  1. Any of several species of birds of the family Pteroclidae in the order Pterocliformes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young

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sand grouse
Broader
columbiform bird

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sand + grouse.

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Translations

Arabic قَطًا
  • قَطًا (qaṭan)birds in the family Pteroclidae
Catalan ganga
  • gangabirds in the family Pteroclidae
Czech stepokur
  • stepokurbirds in the family Pteroclidae
Dutch zandhoen
  • zandhoenbirds in the family Pteroclidae
Finnish hietakyyhky
  • hietakyyhkybirds in the family Pteroclidae
French ganga
  • gangabirds in the family Pteroclidae
German Flughuhn
  • Flughuhnbirds in the family Pteroclidae
Greek περιστερόκοτα
  • περιστερόκοτα (peristerókota)birds in the family Pteroclidae
Hungarian nyílfarkú pusztaityúk
  • nyílfarkú pusztaityúkbirds in the family Pteroclidae
Irish cearc ghainimh, gaineamhchearc
  • cearc ghainimhbirds in the family Pteroclidae
  • gaineamhchearcbirds in the family Pteroclidae
Persian اسپرود, باقرقره
  • اسپرود (esparud)birds in the family Pteroclidae
  • باقرقره (bâqerqere)birds in the family Pteroclidae
  • کوکر (kukar)birds in the family Pteroclidae
Polish stepówka
  • stepówkabirds in the family Pteroclidae
Spanish ganga
  • gangabirds in the family Pteroclidae
Swedish flyghöna, flyghöns
  • flyghönabirds in the family Pteroclidae
  • flyghönsbirds in the family Pteroclidae
Turkish bağırtlak, bozkır tavuğu
  • bağırtlakbirds in the family Pteroclidae
  • bozkır tavuğubirds in the family Pteroclidae
Urdu بهٿ تیتر, بر تیتر
  • بهٿ تیتر (bhaṭ-tītar)birds in the family Pteroclidae
  • بر تیتر (bar-tītar)birds in the family Pteroclidae
  • بن تیتر (ban-tītar)birds in the family Pteroclidae
Welsh iâr diffeithwch
  • iâr diffeithwchbirds in the family Pteroclidae
Cite this entry
APA

sandgrouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandgrouse

MLA

“sandgrouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandgrouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sandgrouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandgrouse.

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