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Noun: sandgrouse  'sand,graws
  1. 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