Sage Grouse (Noun)
Meaning
Large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The greater sage-grouse is the largest grouse in North America and relies heavily on sagebrush for survival.
- During mating season, the male sage-grouse will often gather in groups called leks to compete for the right to mate with female grouse.
- Researchers tracked the habitat range of the Gunnison sage-grouse, hoping to gain insights into conservation efforts for the threatened species.
- Native Americans considered the sage-grouse an important food source in their ancestral territories of sagebrush and desert scrublands.
- Greater sage-grouse once numbered in the millions, but today fewer than 400,000 are believed to inhabit sagebrush steppe regions.