ptarmigan

Meaning

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

Synonyms

grouse

rock ptarmigan

Translations

lagopède

Schneehuhn

perdiz nival

lagópodo

pernice bianca

lagopède alpin

sneeuwhoen

ptarmigan

lagópode-branco

lagópode

lagopo

طائر الترمجان

lagópodo alpino

perdiu blanca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɑːmɪɡən/

Etymology

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