n. any of various game-birds of the genus Lagopus, esp. L. mutus, with grouselike appearance and black or grey plumage in the summer and white in the winter.
[ Gael. tàrmachan: p- after Gk words in pt- ]
PTARMIGAN
Meaning of PTARMIGAN in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012