blackcock C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈblækˌkɑk/ UK /ˈblækˌkɒk/ See IPA manual Freq #485027 Meanings 1 noun chiefly British: a male black grouse, distinguished by glossy dark plumage and a lyre-shaped tail At dawn the blackcock displayed on the open lek before several hens. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · chiefly british: a male... male black grouseheath cock ↔ Opposites greyhen Word family Related forms black grousegrouseLyrurus tetrixlek Etymology A lexicalized compound of black + cock, recorded from the fifteenth century. Cock denotes the male bird; the female black grouse is traditionally called a greyhen. Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # blackcock **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈblækˌkɑk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈblækˌkɒk/ **Frequency rank:** 485027 ## Meanings 1. chiefly British: a male black grouse, distinguished by glossy dark plumage and a lyre-shaped tail ## Examples - At dawn the blackcock displayed on the open lek before several hens. ## Synonyms - male black grouse - heath cock ## Antonyms - greyhen ## Related Forms - black grouse - grouse - Lyrurus tetrix - lek ## Etymology A lexicalized compound of black + cock, recorded from the fifteenth century. Cock denotes the male bird; the female black grouse is traditionally called a greyhen. ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown