capercaillie
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Scots capercailzie (for the -z-, see Mackenzie and tailzie), a corruption of Scottish Gaelic capall (“horse”) + coille (“of the woods”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /kæpəˈkeɪli/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /kæpɚˈkeɪli/
- Rhymes: -eɪli
Noun[edit]
capercaillie (plural capercaillies)
- A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Tetrao urogallus): wood grouse
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
bird of the genus Tetrao
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Tetrao urogallus
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