Noun: sandgrouse 'sand,graws
- Pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young
"The sandgrouse flew great distances to find water for its chicks";
- sand grouse
Derived forms: sandgrouses, sand grouse
Type of: columbiform bird
Part of: family Pteroclididae, Pteroclididae
Encyclopedia: Sandgrouse