red grouse


noun

a grouse, Lagopus lagopus scoticus, of the British Isles, a subspecies of willow ptarmigan lacking white winter plumage.

Origin of red grouse

First recorded in 1770–80

British Dictionary definitions for red grouse

red grouse

noun

a reddish-brown grouse, Lagopus scoticus, of upland moors of Great Britain: an important game bird