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capercailzie
Variant of capercaillie
capercaillie
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cap·er·cail·lie (kap′ər kāl′yē)
noun
the largest species of European grouse (Tetrao urogallus)
also capercailzie cap′·er·cail′·zie (-yē, -zē)
Etymology: < Gael capull (< L caballus, horse) + coille, forest, hence lit., horse of the woods
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