grouse vs sharp-tailed grouse

sharp-tailed grouse vs grouse

grouse and sharp-tailed grouse both are nouns.

grouse is a verb but sharp-tailed grouse is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grouse	Yes	No	Yes	No
sharp-tailed grouse	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sharp-tailed grouse is a hyponym of grouse; that is, sharp-tailed grouse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grouse:

grouse: popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
sharp-tailed grouse: large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America

Other hyponyms of grouse include black grouse, ptarmigan, capercaillie, capercailzie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus, Canachites canadensis, spruce grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, sage grouse, sage hen, Bonasa umbellus, partridge, ruffed grouse, Pedioecetes phasianellus, sprig tail, sprigtail, prairie chicken, prairie fowl, prairie grouse.

grouse (noun)	sharp-tailed grouse (noun)
popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet	large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America
flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil

grouse (verb)	sharp-tailed grouse (verb)
complain
hunt grouse

Difference between grouse and sharp-tailed grouse

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