- [countable, uncountable] (plural grouse)
a bird with a fat body and feathers on its legs, which people shoot for sport and food; the meat of this bird 松鸡；松鸡肉 grouse shooting 猎捕松鸡 grouse moors 松鸡栖息区 roast grouse 烤松鸡肉
- [countable] (informal)
a complaint 怨言；牢骚
Word Originnoun sense 1 early 16th cent.: perhaps related to medieval Latin gruta or to Old French grue ‘crane’. noun sense 2 early 19th cent.: of unknown origin; compare with grouch.