1) Alpine grouse 2) British hill 3) British elevation 4) British peak 5) British mountain 6) Canadian game bird 7) Canadian mountain 8) Elevation in Europe 9) European peak 10) European mountain 11) European elevation 12) European hill 13) Fully feather-footed flier 14) Grouse 15) Grouse family bird
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1) Grouse 2) Moorbird 3) Moorfowl 4) Moor game
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[sternwheeler] Ptarmigan was a sternwheel steamboat that operated in British Columbia on the Columbia River from 1903 to 1909. ==Design and Construction== Ptarmigan was built at Golden, BC and was the last vessel built for the Upper Columbia Navig. & Tramway Co., of which Capt. Frank P. Armstrong was the principal owner and manager. Ptarmig...
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• (n.) 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.
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any of three or four species of partridgelike grouse of cold regions, belonging to the genus Lagopus of the grouse family, Tetraonidae. They undergo ...
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<zoology> 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. ... They chiefly inhabit the northern countries and high mountains of Europe, Asia, and America. The common European species is Lagopus mutus. T...
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Ptar'mi·gan noun [ Gael.
tarmachan ; confer Ir.
tarmochan ,
tarmonach .]
(Zoology) 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 w...
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The ptarmigan is a Scottish bird of the Tetraonidae family, similar to the grouse. It is essentially a mountain form, feeding on shoots and berries, and unlike many of its allies, is monogamous. The most interesting point about it is the striking seasonal variation of the plumage, which exhibits a marked resemblance to the surroundings. In the cold...
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The USS Ptarmigan was an American Auk Class minesweeper of 890 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Ptarmigan was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of 105. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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[
n] - large arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
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noun large arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
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Hardy, northern ground-dwelling bird of genus
Lagopus, family Phasianidae (which also includes grouse), with feathered legs and feet. The willow ptarmigan
L. lagopus, found in bushes and heather in northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia, grows to 3...
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any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, of mountainous and cold northern regions, having feathered feet.
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large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
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