blue grouse

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloo grous]
- /blu graʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloo grous]
- /blu graʊs/

Definitions of blue grouse words

noun blue grouse a grouse, Dendragapus obscurus, of W North America, having a bluish-grey plumage with a black tail 3
noun blue grouse a dull gray grouse, Dendragapus obscurus, of western North America, the male of which has a yellow or orange comb. 1

See all 2 definitions of blue grouse

Information block about the term

Origin of blue grouse

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1855-60

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Blue grouse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Blue grouse

blue grouse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

blue grouse usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer