Ptarmigan Definition

tärmĭ-gən
ptarmigans
noun
Any of a genus (Lagopus) of brownish arctic, subarctic, or alpine grouse with feathered legs and feet, usually having white plumage in the winter.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Ptarmigan

Noun

Singular:
ptarmigan
Plural:
ptarmigans

Origin of Ptarmigan

  • Alteration (influenced by the spelling pt in Greek words like pteron wing) of Scottish Gaelic tarmachan

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Scottish Gaelic tàrmachan. The pt- comes from a mistaken Greek construction.

    From Wiktionary

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