ptarmigan

[ tahr-mi-guhn ]

/ ˈtɑr mɪ gən /

noun, plural ptar·mi·gans, (especially collectively) ptar·mi·gan.

any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, of mountainous and cold northern regions, having feathered feet.

Origin of ptarmigan

1590–1600; pseudo-Greek spelling of Scots Gaelic tarmarchan, akin to Irish tarmanach

Words nearby ptarmigan

psyops, psywar, pt, PTA, Ptah, ptarmigan, PT boat, PTC, PTCA, Pte, pter-

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Example sentences from the Web for ptarmigan

The ptarmigan are somewhat larger than either of these kinds, but in other respects differ but little from them.
The Young Voyageurs|Mayne Reid
Up to this date we had shot during our journey only one bear and a couple of ptarmigan.
In the Arctic Seas|Francis Leopold McClintock
Flocks of gulls, geese, ptarmigan, and other Arctic fowls wheeled round us.
The Goddess of Atvatabar|William R. Bradshaw
Ptarmigan had crept up and would go past, but she was large and allowed Red Rose some time.
Wyndham's Pal|Harold Bindloss

To us the ptarmigan was at all times fascinating, but it proved ever a thing of mystery.
My Attainment of the Pole|Frederick A. Cook

British Dictionary definitions for ptarmigan

ptarmigan

/ (ˈtɑːmɪɡən) /

noun plural -gans or -gan

any of several arctic and subarctic grouse of the genus Lagopus, esp L. mutus, which has a white winter plumage

(sometimes capital) a created domestic fancy pigeon with ruffled or curled feathers on the wings and back

Word Origin for ptarmigan

C16: changed (perhaps influenced by Greek pteron wing) from Scottish Gaelic tarmachan, diminutive of tarmach, of obscure origin

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单词	ptarmigan
释义	ptarmigan [ tahr-mi-guhn ] / ˈtɑr mɪ gən / noun, plural ptar·mi·gans, (especially collectively) ptar·mi·gan. any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, of mountainous and cold northern regions, having feathered feet. Origin of ptarmigan 1590–1600; pseudo-Greek spelling of Scots Gaelic tarmarchan, akin to Irish tarmanach Words nearby ptarmigan psyops, psywar, pt, PTA, Ptah, ptarmigan, PT boat, PTC, PTCA, Pte, pter- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ptarmigan The ptarmigan are somewhat larger than either of these kinds, but in other respects differ but little from them. The Young Voyageurs\|Mayne Reid Up to this date we had shot during our journey only one bear and a couple of ptarmigan. In the Arctic Seas\|Francis Leopold McClintock Flocks of gulls, geese, ptarmigan, and other Arctic fowls wheeled round us. The Goddess of Atvatabar\|William R. Bradshaw Ptarmigan had crept up and would go past, but she was large and allowed Red Rose some time. Wyndham's Pal\|Harold Bindloss To us the ptarmigan was at all times fascinating, but it proved ever a thing of mystery. My Attainment of the Pole\|Frederick A. Cook British Dictionary definitions for ptarmigan ptarmigan / (ˈtɑːmɪɡən) / noun plural -gans or -gan any of several arctic and subarctic grouse of the genus Lagopus, esp L. mutus, which has a white winter plumage (sometimes capital) a created domestic fancy pigeon with ruffled or curled feathers on the wings and back Word Origin for ptarmigan C16: changed (perhaps influenced by Greek pteron wing) from Scottish Gaelic tarmachan, diminutive of tarmach, of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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