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sandgrouse Definition

sand·grouse (-gro̵us′)

noun

any of a family (Pteroclididae) of birds in the same order (Columbiformes) as pigeons, found in sandy regions of S Europe, Asia, and Africa

sandgrouse Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • see: Our main interest was to see sandgrouse but we enjoyed the general birding as we waited for dusk to fall.
  • find: We had hoped to find sandgrouse, but our luck was not in.

Adjective modifier

  • black-bellied: Walking back we saw 2 black-bellied sandgrouse and a stone curlew.

Modifies a noun

  • pool: Yundum: Melon and Groundnut fields, sandgrouse drinking pool.
  • drinking: La Pared plain and Sandgrouse drinking site Drive along the coast toward Morro Jable.