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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RED GROUSE

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Red grouse is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RED GROUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Red grouse

The red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica, is a medium-sized bird of the grouse family which is found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland. It is usually classified as a subspecies of the willow ptarmigan but is sometimes considered to be a separate species, Lagopus scotica. It is also known as the moorfowl or moorbird. Red grouse eggs...

Definition of red grouse in the English dictionary

The definition of red grouse in the dictionary is a reddish-brown grouse, Lagopus scoticus, of upland moors of Great Britain: an important game bird.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RED GROUSE

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red eye
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red giant
Red Guard
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red gum
red gurnard
red hat
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red herring
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WORDS THAT END LIKE RED GROUSE

arouse
black grouse
blue grouse
carouse
crouse
grouse
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house
mouse
prairie grouse
re-arouse
rouse
ruffed grouse
sage grouse
sandgrouse
spruce grouse
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uprouse
willow grouse
woodgrouse

Synonyms and antonyms of red grouse in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «red grouse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RED GROUSE

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Translator English - Chinese

红松鸡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

urogallo rojo
570 millions of speakers

English

red grouse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लाल शिकायत
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

احتج الأحمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шотландская куропатка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perdiz vermelha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাল গ্রাউস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lagopède des saules
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Red grouse
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Moorschneehuhn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

赤ライチョウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

붉은 뇌조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blangkon abang
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Translator English - Vietnamese

gà gô đỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிவப்பு மயக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाल रंगाचा कुरळे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kırmızı büyükbaş hayvan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pernici rosse
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czerwony cietrzew
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шотландська куріпка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

galinacee roșu
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

χιονόκοτα
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Translator English - Afrikaans

rooi hoen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

röd ripa
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

rød rype
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RED GROUSE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about red grouse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RED GROUSE»

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Adaptive Strategies and Population Ecology of Northern ...
Population control by territorial behaviour in red grouse. Nature 215: 1274-75. Watson, A. 1967b. Social status and population regulation in the red grouse ( Lagopus lagopus scoricus). Proc. Royal Society Pop. Study Group 2222-30. Watson ...
A. T. Bergerud, Michael W. Gratson, 1988
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Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates: Their Development and ...
Shaw (1990) noted that captive red grouse infected with T. tenuis started to lay later in spring and laid fewer eggs at a slower rate than uninfected hens. Hens infected in March exhibited inappetence a week postinfection and gained less ...
Roy C. Anderson, 2000
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Proceedings of the XVth International Ornithological ...
that density-dependent effects are not important in the population dynamics of Red Grouse, but 'delayed density-dependent' effects of stress cannot be ruled out . References Brown L. H. & Watson A. (1964) The Golden Eagle in relation to its ...
Karel Hendrik Voous, 1972
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Animal Dispersal: Small Mammals As a Model
A. WATSON 12.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter includes a brief comparison of red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) and small mammals as study animals. I write more on how I, as a worker who has used red grouse to tackle general ...
N.C. Stenseth, W.Z. Lidicker, 1992
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Current Trends in Comparative Endocrinology: Proceedings of ...
Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) breeding in Scotland (57°N) lay their first eggs in the third week in April when the daylength is about 16h. Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus lagopus) breeding in northern Norway (70°N) lay their first ...
B. Lofts, W. N. Holmes, 1985
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The Message of Ecology
What determines how aggressive a male red grouse will be, how big a territory he will take? Two factors seem to be involved. The food available to the mother has a direct effect on the aggressiveness of her offspring. Hens on a high quality  ...
Charles J. Krebs, 2007
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Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds
Nematode parasites reduce carotenoid-based signaling in male red grouse. Biology Letters 3: 161-164. McGladdery, S. E. 1984. Behavioural responses of Trichostrongylus tenuis (Cobbold) larvae in relation to their transmission to the red ...
Carter T. Atkinson, Nancy J. Thomas, D. Bruce Hunter, 2009
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Zoologist: A Monthly Journal of Natural History
I will now, however, ask any one conversant with the habits of the red grouse, whether he ever observed one perch in a tree? did he ever find a nest in the forest? or did he ever know the red grouse, even accidentally, frequent the small birch, ...
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Zoologist: A Monthly Journal of Natural History
Is the Red Grouse of Britain really distinel from the Norwegian Willow Grouse? — The red grouse {Tetrao scoticus) has hitherto been considered peculiar to the British Isles. I must confess, for my own part, I could never comprehend why it ...
Edward Newman, James Edmund Harting, 1858
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Birds and Climate Change: Impacts and Conservation Responses
In addition, this would provide a mechanism by which landowners are able to increase the resilience of vulnerable peatland habitats to climate change to benefit red grouse and other upland birds similarly affected (Pearce-Higgins 2010, ...
James W. Pearce-Higgins, Rhys E. Green, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RED GROUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term red grouse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bird watchers in a flap as red grouse arrives on Isle of May
Plump-bodied red grouse normally fly only short distances but it is thought the May grouse has flown almost 25 miles to set up camp among the tens of ... «The Courier, Apr 15»
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Populations of red grouse are monitored in bid to boost chick numbers
Conservationists are gathering together to record the numbers of rare red grouse in the heather uplands of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Mid Wales. «WalesOnline, Apr 15»
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Feisty red grouse acts as 'guardian of the glen' while trying to chase …
A red grouse that has taken to flying at passing cars and “remonstrating” with drivers when they stop, has become a major attraction in a remote Highland glen. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Make the red grouse Britain's national bird before rich people 'blow it …
Furiously condemning the "wealthy, cruel and dishonest people" who currently pursue red grouse, he argued it ought to be elevated in the national ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Red Grouse Boom Results In Rise Of Scottish Mountain Hares
"Hare numbers are likely to go down where moorland is unmanaged or afforested but will increase where managed for red grouse," Baynes explained. «Tech Times, Mar 15»
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Ilkley Moor grouse shoots to continue as animal rights groups lose …
“We condemn the decision to allow it to continue until 2018, given this will decimate the population of red grouse, an amber listed species awarded international ... «Yorkshire Post, Feb 15»
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Hen Harriers vs Red Grouse - A Constructive Approach to …
With the aim of finding agreement on a moorland management approach that could benefit both Hen Harriers and Red Grouse, they are calculating the breeding ... «Decoded Science, Nov 14»
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Grouse shooting 'is warming planet' as peatlands burned to improve …
Commercial grouse shooting is ruining the countryside of Northern England and ... are burned to provide the best conditions for red grouse, new research warns. «The Independent, Sep 14»
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Ecology: how harriers can live with grouse
Ecology: how harriers can live with grouse ... disputes – between gamekeepers and conservationists over hen harriers, birds of prey that kill and eat red grouse. «Financial Times, Aug 14»
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'Favourable' prospects for Glorious Twelfth grouse season
The prospects for this year's grouse shooting season, which has just begun, are ... killing of birds of prey, for whom the red grouse is a valuable source of food. «BBC News, Aug 14»

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