Lagopus definitions

(obsolete) The ptarmigan (which bird was so called because its feet resemble those of a hare).

noun

Origin of lagopus

From the Latin lagōpūs, from the Ancient Greek λαγώπους (lagōpous), from λαγώς (lagōs, “hare”) + πούς (pous, “foot”); compare lagopod, lagopode.