ptarmigan

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

perdiu blanca

Sinònims

grouse

rock ptarmigan

Traduccions

lagopède

Schneehuhn

perdiz nival

lagópodo

pernice bianca

lagopède alpin

sneeuwhoen

ptarmigan

lagópode

lagopo

طائر الترمجان

lagópodo alpino

Alpenschneehuhn

είδος άγριας όρνιθος

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈtɑːmɪɡən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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