PTARMIGAN


Meaning of PTARMIGAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtär-mi-gən ]

noun

( plural -gan or -gans )

Etymology: modification of Scottish Gaelic tarmachan

Date: 1599

: any of various grouses (genus Lagopus ) of northern regions with completely feathered feet

[

ptarmigan: A summer plumage; B winter plumage

]

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.