ptarmigan

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɑːmɪɡən/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.

词形变化

ptarmigan plural ptarmigans plural

词源

From Scottish Gaelic tarmachan, of unknown origin. The pt- comes from a mistaken belief in a Greek origin, as if related to ptero- (“wing”).
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