sandgrouse

«sandgrouse» in Mova's school dictionary: A bird of dry, sandy places in Africa and Asia, related… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a sandgrouse, sandgrouse or sandgrouses)

meaning for a pupil

A bird of dry, sandy places in Africa and Asia, related to pigeons, with sandy-coloured feathers that hide it on the ground. tree →

sense in the lessons

In nature lessons, sandgrouse are famous because the males soak their belly feathers in water at a pool and fly many kilometres back to carry water to their chicks in the desert. They are an example of an animal adapted to dry habitats. Phrases: a flock of sandgrouse, desert sandgrouse.

examples

• Sandgrouse live in deserts and dry grasslands. tree →
• A male sandgrouse carries water to its chicks in its belly feathers. tree →
• The sandgrouse's colours match the sand. tree →
• We watched a video of sandgrouse flying to a waterhole. tree →
• Sandgrouse are related to pigeons, not to grouse. tree →
• A flock of sandgrouse landed by the pool at dawn. tree →

note

Plural usually "sandgrouse" (same as singular). Despite the name, sandgrouse are not true grouse. One word.

In the corpora

• Male sandgrouse soak their belly feathers at a waterhole and fly many kilometres back to their chicks, which drink from the wet feathers.

Trees and pragmatics

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