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red grouse

red grouse

9.0
A reddish-brown bird that lives on high moors in Britain and is often hunted
  • noun
  • /rɛd ɡraʊs/
  • UK
translation icon : perdiz roja
  • During the autumn, many hunters travel to Scotland to pursue the red grouse on the moors.

Examples

  • After hiking through the rugged terrain, we finally spotted a red grouse perched on a rock.

  • Walk-up hunting for wild red grouse on a Scottish moor was as challenging as any bird shooting I've done.

    Blog text (30)

  • I think that walking the open country of Scotland for wild red grouse would be really cool.

    Blog text (30)

  • A red grouse.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The red grouse thrives in the heather-covered hills of Great Britain, making it a popular game bird.

Synonyms

Lagopus scoticus
vsred grouse
  • Specialized
9.9

A reddish-brown grouse that lives on moors in Great Britain

is the common English name rather than the Latin term
moor-bird
vsred grouse
  • Archaic
9.9

A reddish-brown grouse that lives on the moors of Great Britain

is the widely used standard name in British natural history
moorbird
vsred grouse
  • Archaic
9.9

A reddish-brown bird that lives on upland moors in Great Britain

is the preferred form in general use, not the hyphenated variant
moorfowl
vsred grouse
  • UK
9.9

A reddish-brown bird that lives on upland moors in Great Britain

is the neutral species name without that fowl emphasis
moorgame
vsred grouse
  • UK
9.9

A reddish-brown bird that lives on the moors in Britain

is the biological name focusing on identification rather than hunting use

Surface Forms

red grouse singular
red grouses plural

Morphology

red + grouse

The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun description: 'red' modifies 'grouse', so the meaning is simply a grouse that is red or reddish-brown. This compositional, descriptive pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended referent (even if they do not know species-specific cultural details).

Etymology

Red grouse comes from how the bird looks: red for its reddish-brown feathers and grouse because it is a game bird that lives on the ground on moors. That's why the name means 'a reddish-brown grouse'.