sand grouse

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sand grous]
- /sænd graʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sand grous]
- /sænd graʊs/

Definition of sand grouse words

noun sand grouse any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young. 1

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Origin of sand grouse

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1775-85

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Parts of speech for Sand grouse

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sand grouse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sand grouse usage trend in Literature

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