grouse en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɡræɔs/ (Australia)
- /ɡɹaʊs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
- /ɡræus/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Attested in the 1530s, as grows ("moorhen"), a plural used collectively. The origin of the noun is unknown; the following derivations have been suggested: * From Old French grue (“crane”) (modern French grue) or Medieval Latin gruta (“crane”), both from Latin grūs (“crane”). * Borrowed from Celtic or a different Medieval Latin word. * Imitative of the bird’s call. The verb is derived from the noun.
Meanings
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(countable) Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere; specifically, the red grouse (Lagopus scotica) native to heather moorland on the British Isles.
I don’t know whether someone will go to the North Face this year. There you can find pure loneliness. In the base camp, you are only joined by snow grouses. Otherwise, it is extremely quiet, and you have the view of the North Face. You won’t meet anyone at the Kangshung Face too.
2015 February 14, “Kaltenbrunner: “All Everest parties around one table!””, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 31 Jan 2023:The shy black grouse, “with an eye on every feather,” can only thrive in vast, absolutely undisturbed heath and moorlands. Therefore, unfortunately, there are not too many black grouse.
1979, Rien Poortvliet, translated by Marlies Comjean, “The Black Grouse”, in The Living Forest: A World of Animals, New York, N.Y.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.; Peacock Press/Bantam Books, →ISBN:Among fowls for the table [of King Henry VIII] are crocards, winders, runners, grows, and peions, but neither Turky or Guiney-fowl.
1531 January, “XXI. Extracts from a MS. Dated ‘apud Eltham, mense Jan. 22 Hen. VIII.’ Communicated to the Society by Owen Salusbury Brereton, Esq; Read at the Society of Antiquaries, April 9, 1772.”, in Archaeologia: Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity, volume III, London: […] Society [of Antiquaries of London]; and by Messieurs Whiston, White, Robson, Baker and Leigh, and Brown, published 1775, →OCLC, page 157:Looke to 't, young growſe: Ile lay it on, and ſure; / Take 't off who's wull.
1633 (first performance), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “A Tale of a Tub. A Comedy […]”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second Folio), London: […] Richard Meighen, published 1640, →OCLC, Act II, scene i, page 70:
- (uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| grouse | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
willow grouse · sooty grouse · dusky grouse · Franklin's grouse · black grouse · pine grouse · grouselike · grouse tick · sharp-tailed grouse · sand grouse · grouse whortleberry · grouse locust · Siberian grouse · wood grouse · fire grouse · blue grouse · Caucasian grouse · Richardson's grouse · Franklin grouse · sand-grouse · hazel grouse · ruffed grouse · sage-grouse · sage grouse · sandgrouse · grouseless · tippet grouse
Synonyms
moorbird · moorfowl · moorcock
Translations (76)
bg глухар (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · koi тар (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · cy ceiliog y rhos (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · pt galo-silvestre (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · pl pardwa (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · pt tetraz (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · sh тетријеб (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · da skovhøne (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · hur skwéth'kweth’ (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · nuk huʔiik (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · hur stihwum (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · ca grèvol (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · es urogallo (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · hy մայրեհավ (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · hur mí:t' (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · it pernice (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · ga coileach fraoigh (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · it urogallo (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · ru ря́бчик (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · pl głuszec (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · ro cocoș-de-munte (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · grc τετράων (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · ltg rubyns (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · cmn 岩雷鳥 /岩雷鸟 (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · no skogshøns (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · sh tetreb (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · cy iâr y rhos (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · el αγριόγαλος (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · sh tetrijeb (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · str SḰEȾ (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · ru те́терев (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · nl auerhoen (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · sv skogshöns (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · sk tetrov (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · gld поро (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · kwk kwa̱kwa̱mł (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · eo urogalaĵo (flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food) · cs tetřev (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · es tetraónino (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · da årfugl (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · cmn 松雞 /松鸡 (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · cy grugiar (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · gd coileach-dubh (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · lv teteris (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · fr coq de bruyère (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · bg глухар (flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food) · eo urogalo (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · mk тетреб (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · it gallo cedrone (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · ja 雷鳥 (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · lv rubenis (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · gld пиму (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · et teder (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · ar طَيْهُوج (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · str ṈI¸ED (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · fi metsäkana (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · sl jereb (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · ga cearc fhraoigh (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · unm pëphòkwe (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · hu fajd (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · cy ceiliog y mynydd (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · myv пово (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · ro cocoș-sălbatic (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · lt tetervinas (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · hur miit' (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · eve хиники (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · ka როჭოსებრნი (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · udm тур (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · gd liath-chearc (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · nv dįʼ (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · pl cietrzew (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · cy iâr y mynydd (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · ja ライチョウ (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · kw grugyar (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · sh тетреб (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) · de Raufußhuhn (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae)