Home › Words › B › blackcockblackcock/ˈblæk.kɔk/blackcock · noun — the male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).blackcock is pronounced /ˈblæk.kɔk/.EtymologyFrom black + cock.nounThe male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.blackgame 77% match — black grouse, Tetrao tetrix. vs blackcock →cockbird 68% match — The male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant. vs blackcock →moorcock 67% match — A male red grouse. vs blackcock →capercaillie 65% match — A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus. vs blackcock →throstlecock 65% match — The male throstle. vs blackcock →moorbird 64% match — The red grouse. vs blackcock →cockerel 62% match — A young male chicken. vs blackcock →moorfowl 60% match — The red grouse. vs blackcock →