capercaillie
/ˌkapəˈkeɪli
/(Scottish also capercailzie /ˌkapəˈkeɪlzi/)
noun (plural capercaillies)
A large turkey-like Eurasian grouse of mature pine forests.
- Genus Tetrao, family Tetraonidae (or Phasianidae): two species, in particular T. urogallus, which has been re-established in the Scottish Highlands.
- I spot a variety of birds, from a large grouse called the capercaillie to tiny Siberian tits.
- They include pine marten, wildcat, stoat and weasel as well as golden eagles, merlin, peregrine falcon, golden plover and in time black grouse and capercaillie.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from Scottish Gaelic capull coille, literally 'horse of the wood'.
Rhymes
- all-in wrestling
- allision
- all is not lost
- Allison's tuna
- Allison tuna
- allis shad
- allite
- alliteral
- alliterate
- alliteration
- alliterational
- alliterative
- alliteratively
- alliterativeness
- Alliterative Revival
- alliterator
- allium
- all-just
- all kinds (or sorts) of
- allkins
- all-knowing
- all-knowingness
- all-league
- all-male
- Allmand