ptarmigan

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Pronunciation

/ˈtɑːmɪɡən/

Definition of ptarmigan

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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

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