Meanings
plural spruce grouses
- A medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America (Dendrapagus canadensis, syn. Falcipennis canadensis).
Synonyms: Canada grouse, spruce hen
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America (Dendrapagus canadensis, syn. Falcipennis canadensis).
More synonyms by meaning
nounNorth American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch bossneeuwhoen
- bossneeuwhoenFalcipennis canadensis
Finnish kanadanpyy
- kanadanpyyFalcipennis canadensis
French tétras du Canada
- tétras du CanadaFalcipennis canadensis
German Tannenhuhn
- TannenhuhnFalcipennis canadensis
Hungarian lucfajd, fenyőfajd
- lucfajdFalcipennis canadensis
- fenyőfajdFalcipennis canadensis
Japanese 針樅雷鳥
- 針樅雷鳥 (harimomi raichou)Falcipennis canadensis
Polish borowiak kanadyjski, jarząbek kanadyjski
- borowiak kanadyjskiFalcipennis canadensis
- jarząbek kanadyjskiFalcipennis canadensis
Russian кана́дская дику́ша
- кана́дская дику́ша (kanádskaja dikúša)Falcipennis canadensis
Swedish granjärpe
- granjärpeFalcipennis canadensis
Cite this entry
spruce grouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spruce%20grouse
“spruce grouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spruce%20grouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spruce grouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spruce%20grouse.
Source: spruce grouse on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.