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
Words nearby blue grouse
blue giant,
blue goose,
blue grama,
blue grosbeak,
blue ground,
blue grouse,
blue gum,
blue heaven,
blue heeler,
blue heron,
blue huckleberry
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