SPRUCE GROUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spruce grouse mean? 

• SPRUCE GROUSE (noun)
  The noun SPRUCE GROUSE has 1 sense:

1. North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles

  Familiarity information: SPRUCE GROUSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPRUCE GROUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Canachites canadensis; spruce grouse

Hypernyms ("spruce grouse" is a kind of...):

grouse (popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet)

Holonyms ("spruce grouse" is a member of...):

Canachites; genus Canachites (spruce grouse)