Applied to birds of the genera Syrrhaptes and Pterocles, the sand-grouse, n., formerly referred to the genus Tetrao.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Pteroclidae (sand-grouse) (9) grouse1772 Applied to birds of the genera Syrrhaptes and Pterocles, the sand-grouse, n., formerly referred to the genus Tetrao. sand-grouse1783 Any bird of the group Pteroclomorphæ, inhabiting sandy tracts of the old world, consisting of two genera Pterocles (esp. P. arenarius, the… rock pigeon1834 Anglo-Indian. A sandgrouse (genus Pterocles); esp. the chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, P. exustus. Obsolete. sand pigeon1884 (a) see quot. 1884; (b) the stock-dove, Columba œnas (Eng. Dial. Dict.). Subcategories:— pterocles namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse) (4) — other types (1) |
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