PTARMIGAN


Meaning of PTARMIGAN in English

[ 'tα:mɪg(ə)n ]

■ noun a grouse of northern mountains and the Arctic, whose plumage is white in winter. [ Lagopus mutus .]

Origin

C16: from Sc. Gaelic tàrmachan ; spelling influenced by Gk words starting with pt- .

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