From the Latinlagōpūs, from the Ancient Greek λαγώπους (lagōpous), from λαγώς (lagōs, “hare”) + πούς (pous, “foot”); compare lagopod, lagopode.
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Lagopus Sentence Examples
These are the snowy owl, Nyctea scandiaca, and the willow-grouse, Lagopus albus.
Still, the reindeer frequents it for its lichens, and on the drier slopes of the moraine deposits there occur four species of lemming, hunted by the Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus).
The reindeer, arctic fox (Canis lagopus), hare, wolf, lemming (Myodes obensis), collar lemming (Cuniculus torquatus) and two species of voles (Arvicolae) are the most common on land.
The avifauna is very rich in migratory water and marsh fowl (Grallatores and Natatores), which come to breed in the coast region; but only five land birds - the ptarmigan (Lagopus alpinus), snow-bunting, Iceland falcon, snow-owl and raven - are permanent inhabitants of the region.