CAPERCAILLIE


Meaning of CAPERCAILLIE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌka-pər-ˈkā-lē, -ˈkāl-yē ]

noun

or cap·er·cail·zie -ˈkāl-zē

( plural -caillie or -cailzies also -caillies or -cailzie )

Etymology: Scottish Gaelic capalcoille, literally, horse of the woods

Date: 1536

: a very large European grouse ( Tetrao urogallus ) of hilly coniferous woodlands

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