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Word: Capercaillie
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Scottish Gaelic capull coille, literally ‘horse of the wood’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkapəˈkeɪli
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkeɪpəˈkeɪl(j)i
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large Eurasian grouse of mature pine forests.
Short Definition:large Eurasian grouse of mature pine forests
Variant Forms:
- capercailzie
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