noun pl. ptarmigans or ptarmigan
Origin: altered (by assoc. with ptero-) < earlier termigan < Scot tarmachan
See ptarmigan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. ptarmigan ptarmigan or ptar·mi·gans
Origin:
Origin: Alteration (influenced by the spelling pt in Greek words like pteron, wing)
Origin: of Scottish Gaelic tarmachan
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