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# sandgrouse

noun (a sandgrouse, sandgrouse or sandgrouses)

«sandgrouse» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A bird of dry, sandy places in Africa and Asia, related to pigeons, with sandy-coloured feathers that hide it on the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandgrouse/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandgrouse/#x1)
- A male sandgrouse carries water to its chicks in its belly feathers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandgrouse/#x2)
- The sandgrouse's colours match the sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandgrouse/#x3)
- We watched a video of sandgrouse flying to a waterhole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandgrouse/#x4)
- Sandgrouse are related to pigeons, not to grouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandgrouse/#x5)
- A flock of sandgrouse landed by the pool at dawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandgrouse/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sandgrouse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandgrouse/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sandgrouse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sandgrouse.html) on Mova free.