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单词
ptarmigan
释义
ptarmigan
/tärˈmi-gən/
noun
A mountain-dwelling species of grouse (
Lagopus mutus
), which turns white in winter, known outside the British Isles as the rock ptarmigan
Extended to other species of
Lagopus
, such as the willow grouse, but not to
Lagopus scoticus
, the red grouse
ORIGIN:
Gaelic
tàrmachan
; the initial
pt-
derives from an incorrect assumed connection with Gr
ptarmos
(see ptarmic)
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