"grouse" | Definition and Related Words

grouse

Noun

Flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae;
Usually roasted;
Flesh too dry to broil (synset 107662724)
referred to in: game bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport

is a type of: wildfowl - flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food

is a part of: grouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
Popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet (synset 101797729)
is a type of: game bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
subtypes:
- black grouse - grouse of which the male is bluish-black
- ptarmigan - large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
- capercaillie, capercailzie, horse of the wood, tetrao urogallus - large black Old World grouse
- canachites canadensis, spruce grouse - North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles
- centrocercus urophasianus, sage grouse, sage hen - large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America
- bonasa umbellus, partridge, ruffed grouse - valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
- pedioecetes phasianellus, sharp-tailed grouse, sprig tail, sprigtail - large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America
- prairie chicken, prairie fowl, prairie grouse - brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
belongs to:
- family tetraonidae, tetraonidae - grouse
- covey - a small flock of grouse or partridge
has: grouse - flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil

Verb

Hunt grouse (synset 201145494)
is a type of: fowl - hunt fowl in the forest
Complain (synset 200912926)
"What was he hollering about?"

is a type of: complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

same as: beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, holler, squawk

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