ptarmigan : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ptarmigan	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ptarmigan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ptarmigan n large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ptarmigan \Ptar"migan\, n. [Gael. tarmachan; cf. Ir. tarmochan, tarmonach.] (Zo[94]l.) Any grouse of the genus {Lagopus}, of which numerous species are known. The feet are completely feathered. Most of the species are brown in summer, but turn white, or nearly white, in winter. Note: They chiefly inhabit the northern countries and high mountains of Europe, Asia, and America. The common European species is {Lagopus mutus}. The Scotch grouse, red grouse, or moor fowl ({L. Scoticus}), is reddish brown, and does not turn white in winter. The white, or willow, ptarmigan* ({L. albus}) is found in both Europe and America.