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Etymology 1

Noun
en-noun|plgrouse|pl2grouses

1. Any of various game birds of the family ''Tetraonidae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere.

Translations
trans-top|any of various game birds of the family Tetraonidae
Aleut: cola baska
Croatian: t-|hr|tetrijeb|m
Czech: t-|cs|tet�ev|m
Dutch: auerhoen
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Finnish: t+|fi|metsäkana
Spanish: t-|es|urogallo|m
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Etymology 2

Noun
en-noun

1. A cause for complaint.

Verb
en-verb|grous|ing

1. To complain or grumble. As in 'Duck or Grouse', often written on low beams in pubs.

Translations

French: tétras
Portuguese: tetraz m
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Etymology 3

Adjective
en-adj|grous|er

1. italbrac|Australian slang excellent

#: I had a grouse day.
#: That food was grouse.

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