ptarmigan

n. 雷鸟

发音

UK /ˈtɑːmɪɡən/
其它

词形变化

ptarmigans 复数 ptarmigans

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    鹧鸪

    雷鸟

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

grouse

下位词 3

moorbird moorfowl red grouse

相关短语

willow ptarmigan rock ptarmigan white-tailed ptarmigan

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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