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Meanings of sandgrouse in English

Pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young.

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        Examples for "sand grouse"
        Examples for "sand grouse"
        1
        There are several varieties of the sand grouse.
        The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the ...
        2
        Toward sunset great flights of sand grouse swarmed across the yellowing sky from some distant feeding ground.
        The Land of Footprints
        3
        Then the dragoman told Owen to prepare for sand grouse; and a short while afterwards one of the Arabs cried, Grouse!
        Sister Teresa
        Usage of sandgrouse in English
        1
        Next, he called for 'the stew with the fatted sandgrouse'.
        The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
        Frequent collocations