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painted sandgrouse

painted sandgrouse

9.5
A bird with bright patterned feathers that lives in dry parts of India
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : ganga pintada
  • The male painted sandgrouse displays bold patterns to attract a mate.

Examples

  • During our trip to Rajasthan, we spotted a beautiful painted sandgrouse near the waterhole.

  • I saw a painted sandgrouse in the desert.

  • Unlike other species, the painted sandgrouse is well-camouflaged in scrubland habitats.

  • The painted sandgrouse is a beautiful bird.

  • During our trip to Rajasthan, we spotted a beautiful painted sandgrouse near the waterhole.

  • The male painted sandgrouse displays bold patterns to attract a mate.

  • Unlike other species, the painted sandgrouse is well-camouflaged in scrubland habitats.

Synonyms

Pterocles indicus
vspainted sandgrouse
  • Specialized
9.9

A bird that lives in dry open places in India

focuses on striking plumage patterns rather than environmental adaptation

Surface Forms

painted sandgrouse singular
painted sandgrouses plural

Morphology

painted + sandgrouse

This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'painted' (marked by patches of color) modifying 'sandgrouse' (a bird), so the phrase denotes a sandgrouse with distinctive colouring. The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and matches common cross‑linguistic animal-naming patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.

Etymology

Painted sandgrouse is a name that gives a clear picture: the bird's bold, patterned feathers look as if they were painted and it is a sandgrouse, a bird of dry, sandy land that often visits waterholes. So the name explains that this Indian species has striking feathers and lives in dry, open country.