BLACKCOCK

blackcock, black cock

(noun) male black grouse

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blackcock (plural blackcocks)

The male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).

Source: Wiktionary


Black"cock`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The male of the European black grouse (Tetrao tetrix, Linn.); - - so called by sportsmen. The female is called gray hen. See Heath grouse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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