blue grouse


noun

a dull gray grouse, Dendragapus obscurus, of western North America, the male of which has a yellow or orange comb.
Also called dusky grouse, sooty grouse.

Origin of blue grouse

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

British Dictionary definitions for blue grouse

blue grouse

noun

a grouse, Dendragapus obscurus, of W North America, having a bluish-grey plumage with a black tail