sandgrouse
1sandgrouse — [sand′grous΄] n. any of a family (Pteroclididae) of birds in the same order (Columbiformes) as pigeons, found in sandy regions of S Europe, Asia, and Africa * * * sand grouse n. Any of various pigeonlike birds of the genus Pterocles and related… …
2sandgrouse — [sand′grous΄] n. any of a family (Pteroclididae) of birds in the same order (Columbiformes) as pigeons, found in sandy regions of S Europe, Asia, and Africa …
3Sandgrouse — Taxobox name = Sandgrouse image width = 240px image caption = Pallas s Sandgrouse regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves infraclassis = Neognathae ordo = Pteroclidiformes familia = Pteroclididae familia authority = Bonaparte, 1831… …
4sandgrouse — noun pigeon like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young • Syn: ↑sand grouse • Hypernyms: ↑columbiform bird • Hyponyms: ↑painted sandgrouse, ↑Pterocles indicus, ↑ …
5sandgrouse — /ˈsænd graʊs/ (say sand grows) noun (plural sandgrouse) any of various birds which constitute the family Pteroclidae, inhabiting deserts, scrub, and grasslands of Africa and Eurasia; the males have specially adapted belly feathers used to carry… …
6sandgrouse — smiltvištės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Pterocles angl. sandgrouse vok. Flughuhn, n rus. рябок, m pranc. ganga, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – smiltvištiniai siauresnis terminas – baltapilvė smiltvištė siauresnis… …
7sandgrouse — smiltvištiniai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Pteroclidae angl. sandgrouse vok. Flughühner; Steppenläufer; Wüstenhühner rus. рябковые pranc. gangas; ptéroclididés; ptéroclidés ryšiai: platesnis terminas – smiltvištiniai… …
8Sandgrouse (journal) — Infobox Journal title = Sandgrouse discipline = Ornithology language = English link1 = http://www.osme.org link1 name = OSME homepage publisher = Ornithological Society of the Middle East country = United Kingdom history = ISSN = 0260 4736: For… …
9sandgrouse — noun Date: 1783 any of numerous birds (family Pteroclididae) of arid parts of southern Europe, Asia, and Africa that have precocial downy young and are related to the shorebirds and the pigeons …
10sandgrouse — noun /ˈsændˌɡɹaʊs/lang=en Any of several species of birds in the family Pteroclididae …
