cap·er·cail·lie (k p  r-k l y , -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 or capercailzie [kap-per-kale-yee]
Noun
a large black European woodland grouse [Scottish Gaelic capull coille horse of the woods]
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| Noun | 1. |  capercaillie - large black Old World grouse grouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet genus Tetrao, Tetrao - type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies |
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