Sand grouse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young
    sandgrouse.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), any one of many species of Old World birds belonging to the suborder Pterocletes, and resembling both grouse and pigeons. Called also rock grouse, rock pigeon, and ganga. They mostly belong to the genus Pterocles, as the common Indian species (P. exustus). The large sand grouse (P. arenarius), the painted sand grouse (P. fasciatus), and the pintail sand grouse (P. alchata) are also found in India. See Illust. under Pterocletes.

Webster 1913