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ptarmigans
Variant of ptarmigan
ptarmigan
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ptar·mi·gan (tär′mi gən)
noun pl. ptarmigans -·gans or ptarmigan -·gan
any of a genus (Lagopus) of brownish arctic, subarctic, or alpine grouse with feathered legs and feet, usually having white plumage in the winter
Etymology: altered (by assoc. with ptero-) < earlier termigan < Scot tarmachan
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