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spruce grouse

noun

  1. a grouse, Canachites canadensis, of coniferous forests of northern North America, that feeds on evergreen buds and needles.


spruce grouse

noun

  1. a game bird, Dendragapus canadensis , occurring in Canadian coniferous forests
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spruce grouse1

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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Example Sentences

They also may have been gag-inducing—the spruce grouse, a chicken-like bird, spends its winters munching almost exclusively on conifer needles.

In previous years ptarmigans and spruce grouse had been so plentiful that they were easily killed when needed.

It was easy enough to roast a spruce grouse on the end of a stick.

Presently he flushed a covey of spruce grouse, which rose from the ground and settled in a tree.

There are a fair number of ruffed grouse in the south, and more spruce grouse in the north.

We came upon two or three broods of spruce grouse in the road, so tame that one could have knocked them over with poles.

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