• (n.) The male of the European black grouse (Tetrao tetrix, Linn.); -- so called by sportsmen. The female is called gray hen. See Heath grouse. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/blackcock/
Black'cock` noun (Zoology) The male of the European black grouse ( Tetrao tetrix , Linn.); - - so called by sportsmen. The female is called gray hen . See Heath grouse . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/60