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ptarmigan
n.
any of several species of bird from the grouse family
Lagopus
Lagopus is a small genus of
birds in the
grouse subfamily, commonly known as
ptarmigans. The genus contains three living species with numerous described subspecies, all living in
tundra or cold upland areas.
ptarmigan
Noun
1. large arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
(hypernym) grouse
(hyponym) red grouse, moorfowl, moorbird, moor-bird, moorgame, Lagopus scoticus
(member-holonym) Lagopus, genus Lagopus
Ptarmigan
(n.)
Any grouse of the genus Lagopus, of which numerous species are known. The feet are completely feathered. Most of the species are brown in summer, but turn white, or nearly white, in winter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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