ptarmigan

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

lagopède

lagopède alpin

ptarmigan

Synonymes

grouse

rock ptarmigan

Traductions

Schneehuhn

perdiz nival

lagópodo

pernice bianca

sneeuwhoen

alpensneeuwhoen

neeuwhoen

lagópode-branco

lagópode

lagopo

طائر الترمجان

lagópodo alpino

perdiu blanca

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtɑːmɪɡən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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