Sage grouse

Sage grouse
Sage Sage, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See {Safe}.] (Bot.) (a) A suffruticose labiate plant ({Salvia officinalis}) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage. (b) The sagebrush. [1913 Webster]

{Meadow sage} (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia ({S. pratensis}) growing in meadows in Europe.

{Sage cheese}, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which are added to the milk.

{Sage cock} (Zo["o]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse.

{Sage green}, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves of garden sage.

{Sage grouse} (Zo["o]l.), a very large American grouse ({Centrocercus urophasianus}), native of the dry sagebrush plains of Western North America. Called also {cock of the plains}. The male is called {sage cock}, and the female {sage hen}.

{Sage hare}, or {Sage rabbit} (Zo["o]l.), a species of hare ({Lepus Nuttalli} syn. {Lepus artemisia}) which inhabits the arid regions of Western North America and lives among sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit.

{Sage hen} (Zo["o]l.), the female of the sage grouse.

{Sage sparrow} (Zo["o]l.), a small sparrow ({Amphispiza Belli}, var. Nevadensis) which inhabits the dry plains of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush.

{Sage thrasher} (Zo["o]l.), a singing bird ({Oroscoptes montanus}) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western North America.

{Sage willow} (Bot.), a species of willow ({Salix tristis}) forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green leaves. [1913 Webster]


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  • sage grouse — noun large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America • Syn: ↑sage hen, ↑Centrocercus urophasianus • Hypernyms: ↑grouse • Member Holonyms: ↑Centrocercus, ↑genus Centrocercus * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • sage grouse — noun A large grouse of western North America having mottled gray, black and buff plumage (Centrocercus urophasianus) which feeds on the buds of the sagebrush. Syn: sage hen, sagehen, sage cock …   Wiktionary

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  • sage grouse — šalavijinis tetervinas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Centrocercus urophasianus angl. sage grouse vok. Beifuhuhn, n rus. шалфейный тетерев, m pranc. tétras des armoises, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – šalavijiniai… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • sage grouse — a large grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, of the sagebrush regions of western North America, having plumage of gray, buff, and black. [1870 75] * * * …   Universalium

  • sage grouse — noun a large grouse of western North America with long pointed tail feathers, noted for the male s courtship display in which air sacs are inflated to make a popping sound. [Centrocercus urophasianus.] …   English new terms dictionary

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