capercaillie
English
A capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
Alternative forms
- capercailye, capercailzie
Etymology
Borrowed from Scots [Term?], a corruption of Scottish Gaelic capall-coille (“horse of the woods”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kæpəˈkeɪli/
- Rhymes: -eɪli
Noun
capercaillie (plural capercaillies)
- A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.
Synonyms
- (Tetrao urogallus): wood grouse
Derived terms
Translations
bird of the genus Tetrao
Tetrao urogallus
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