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sandgrouse

noun sand·grouse \-ˌgras\

Definition of SANDGROUSE

:  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
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First Known Use of SANDGROUSE

1783

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