Noun: gorcock
Usage: UK, dialect
Usage: UK, dialect
- Reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
"gorcock burst from the heather as the hikers approached";
- red grouse, moorfowl, moorbird, moor-bird, moorgame, Lagopus scoticus
Derived forms: gorcocks
Type of: ptarmigan
Encyclopedia: Gorcock