英语词汇“ptarmigans”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

ptarmigans

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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