/ Dictionary / Index S sand grouse: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sand' grouse" Pronunciation: [key] any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: sandgrouse (Thesaurus) sand-groper S and H Related Content Daily Word Quiz: opulent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language