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capercaillie

cap·er·cail·lie
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kap-er-keyl-yee]
    • /ˌkæp ərˈkeɪl yi/
    • /kˈapəkˌeɪli/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kap-er-keyl-yee]
    • /ˌkæp ərˈkeɪl yi/

Definitions of capercaillie word

  • noun capercaillie a large European woodland grouse, Tetrao urogallus, having a black plumage and fan-shaped tail in the male 3
  • noun capercaillie the largest species of European grouse (Tetrao urogallus) 3
  • noun capercaillie a large grouse, Tetrao urogallus, of Eurasian forests. 1
  • noun capercaillie A large, turkeylike Eurasian grouse of mature pine forests. The male has a courtship display in which it fans the tail and makes an extraordinary succession of sounds. 1
  • noun capercaillie A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus. 0
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Origin of capercaillie

First appearance:

before 1530
One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; < Scots Gaelic capull coille (by dissimilation), literally, horse of the woods; for first element, compare Middle English capel horse, Old Norse kapall nag, from the same source (probably Celtic) as Latin caballus horse; spelling lz is early typographical rendering of manuscript spelling l + yogh letter (representing palatal l); compare parallel spelling of surnames Mackenzie, Menzies

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Parts of speech for Capercaillie

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capercaillie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Top questions with capercaillie

  • what is a capercaillie?

Related words

  • cavalla

    any of various tropical carangid fishes, such as Gnathanodon speciosus (golden cavalla)

  • grouse

    any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae. Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.

  • wood grouse

    the capercaillie.
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