Meaning Of The Word Ptarmigan

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ptarmigan in American English
any of a genus (Lagopus) of brownish arctic, subarctic, or alpine grouse with feathered legs and feet, usually having white plumage in the winter
noun: any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, of mountainous and cold northern regions, having feathered feet

ptarmigan in British English
noun: any of several arctic and subarctic grouse of the genus Lagopus, esp L. mutus, which has a white winter plumage

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