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  • 1. ptarmigan
  • Ptarmigan in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. ptarmigan
  • Ptarmigan in a sentence
Synonyms
Etymology

1. ptarmigan

noun. large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage.

Synonyms

  • moorbird
  • Lagopus
  • moorfowl
  • Lagopus scoticus
  • moor-bird
  • genus Lagopus
  • grouse
  • moorgame

Etymology

  • tàrmachan (Scottish Gaelic)

Sentences with ptarmigan


1. Noun, singular or mass
These include the snowy owl, which is active by day and lives in the ground; and the willow ptarmigan and rock ptarmigan, which both molt between white winter feathers and patchy brown mottling in the summer.

2. Noun, plural
The ermine and ptarmigan are two other coniferous forest animals known to change their colors with the seasons.

3. Adjective
Adult ptarmigan food includes leaves, flowers, berries, twigs and buds.

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