capercaillie
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Etymology [edit]
A Scots corruption of Scottish Gaelic capull coille (“horse of the woods”).
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Noun [edit]
capercaillie (plural capercaillies)
- A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.
Synonyms [edit]
- (Tetrao urogallus): wood grouse
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Translations [edit]
Tetrao urogallus