ptarmigan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.

/ˈtɑːmɪɡən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ptarmigan.wav

ptarmigan ptarmigans

From Scottish Gaelic tarmachan, of unknown origin. The pt- comes from a mistaken belief in a Greek origin, as if related to ptero- (“wing”).

lagopus rype

rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta white-tailed ptarmigan Lagopus leucura willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus

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