ptarmigan

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

pernice bianca

pernice

sinonimi

grouse

rock ptarmigan

Traduzioni

lagopède

perdiz nival

Schneehuhn

lagópodo

lagopède alpin

ptarmigan

sneeuwhoen

lagópode-branco

lagópode

lagopo

طائر الترمجان

lagópodo alpino

perdiu blanca

Alpenschneehuhn

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtɑːmɪɡən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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