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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cap•er•cail•lie (kap′ər kāl′yē),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsa large grouse, Tetrao urogallus, of Eurasian forests.
Also, cap•er•cail•zie (kap′ər kāl′yē, -kāl′zē).USA pronunciation - Scots Gaelic capull coille (by dissimilation), literally, horse of the woods; for first element, compare Middle English capel horse, Old Norse kapall nag, from the same source (probably Celtic) as Latin caballus horse; spelling, spelled lz is early typographical rendering of manuscript spelling, spelled l + yogh letter (representing palatal l); compare parallel spelling, spelled of surnames Mackenzie, Menzies
- 1530–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: capercaillie /ˌkæpəˈkeɪljɪ/, capercailzie /ˌkæpəˈkeɪljɪ -ˈkeɪlzɪ/ n - a large European woodland grouse, Tetrao urogallus, having a black plumage and fan-shaped tail in the male
Etymology: 16th Century: from Scottish Gaelic capull coille horse of the woods |