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Popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet; Flesh of any of various birds of the family Tetraonidae Complain; Hunt for the birds of the family Tetraonidae.

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Usage examples (27)
  • When i am in grouse country, I am also in Whitetail country.
  • HATTIE WASHBURN, GOODWIN, S.D. "The grouse is a very fine bird."
  • Chaseing squirrels, rabbits and even a couple slow flyin grouse.
  • From a birding perspective, the grouse were the stars of the day.
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  • The hikers came upon many "grouse" (a kind of large bird) as they hiked through the "gross" (disgusting) mud.
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