snowcock
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈsnəʊkɒk/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]snowcock (plural snowcocks)
- Any of several species of bird in the genus Tetraogallus of the pheasant family Phasianidae, native to central Asia.
- (informal, rare, slang) A sculpture of a penis, made out of snow
Derived terms
[edit]- Altai snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)
- Caspian snowcock (Tetraogallus caspius)
- Caucasian snowcock (Tetraogallus caucasicus)
- Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)
- Tibetan snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)
Translations
[edit]bird of the genus Tetraogallus
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