sandgrouse noun.
['san(d)graʊs] Pl. same.
L18.[from SAND noun + GROUSE noun1.]Any of various seed-eating ground birds constituting the genera
Pterocles and
Syrrhaptes and the family Pteroclididae, which are related to pigeons and occur in arid areas of the Old World.
Namaqua sandgrouse,
pintailed sandgrouse, etc.
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