1. pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young; [syn: sandgrouse, sand grouse]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sandgrouse
n 1: pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having
long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young [syn:
sandgrouse, sand grouse]