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grèvol — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • grouse noun A plump game bird found in moorland and northern regions, often hunted for sport and food.
  • holly noun A prickly-leaved evergreen shrub or small tree with bright red berries, often used as Christmas decoration.

Senses

grèvol is used for these senses in English:

  • European holly Ilex aquifolium, a species of holly known for its use during Christmastime
  • grouse (countable) Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere; specifically, the red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) native to heather moorland on the British Isles. [from 1530s]
  • hazel grouse A bird in the grouse family, Tetrastes bonasia, native to most of temperate-cool Eurasia.
  • holly Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

grouse — full definition

  1. noun A plump game bird found in moorland and northern regions, often hunted for sport and food.
  2. verb To complain or grumble, often persistently.
  3. noun A complaint.