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capercaillie
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cap·er·cail·lie  (kpr-kly, -kl) also cap·er·cail·zie (-klz)
n.
A large grouse (Tetrao urogallus), native to northern Europe and having dark plumage and a fanlike tail. Also called wood grouse.
[Scottish Gaelic capull coille : capull, horse (from Middle Irish capall, from Old Irish, ultimately from Latin caballus, of Celtic origin) + coille, genitive of coille, forest (from Old Irish caill).]
capercaillie [ˌkæpəˈkeɪljɪ], capercailzie [ˌkæpəˈkeɪljɪ -ˈkeɪlzɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large European woodland grouse, Tetrao urogallus, having a black plumage and fan-shaped tail in the male
[from Scottish Gaelic capull coille horse of the woods]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.capercaillie - large black Old World grousecapercaillie - large black Old World grouse        
capercailzie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus
grouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
genus Tetrao, Tetrao - type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies
Translations
capercaillie [ˌkæpəˈkeɪlɪ] N → urogallo m
capercaillie, capercailzie
n → Auerhahn m
capercaillie [ˌkæpəˈkeɪljɪ] n → gallo cedrone, urogallo
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