grouse
Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and…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.
» Tom is grouse hunting.
Том охотится на куропаток.
Meaning
3 senses(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.
Raufußhuhn
ря́бчикrjábčik, те́теревtéterev
(uncountable)The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
(informal)A cause for complaint; a grumble.
- popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
- flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
Examples
7 sentencesTom is grouse hunting.
ruТом охотится на куропаток.
He's got nothing to grouse about.
She was grousing about having to go back to work.
deSie stöhnte, dass sie wieder zur Arbeit musste.
The male grouse performs elaborate dances in order to attract a mate.
ruСамец тетерева выполняет сложные танцы, чтобы привлечь пару.
Grouse feed on the young shoots of heather.
Translations
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Origin
Attested in the 1530s, as grows ("moorhen"), a plural used collectively. The origin of thAttested in the 1530s, as grows ("moorhen"), a plural used collectively.
The origin of the verb is uncertain; it is possibly borrowed from Norman groucier, from Old French groucier, grousser (“to grumble, murmur”) [and other forms] (whence grutch (“to complain; to murmur”) and grouch). The further etymology is unknown, but it may be derived from Frankish *grōtijan (“to make cry, scold, rebuke”) or of onomatopoeic origin.
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Forms
plural: grouse / grousesSynonyms
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2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
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