English Explanatory Dictionary

lagopus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ptarmigan.

Pronunciation

ləgōʹpəs /ləˈɡəʊpəs/

Word forms

lagopus lagopodes

Etymology

From the Latin lagōpūs, from the Ancient Greek λαγώπους (lagṓpous), from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + πούς (poús, “foot”); compare lagopod, lagopode. The bird was given this name because its feet resemble those of a hare.

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