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Noun: gorcock
Usage: UK, dialect
  1. 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