capercaillie

English

A capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

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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)

  1. A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.

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