capercaillie

capercaillie
[ˌkapəˈkeɪli]
(苏格兰 亦作 capercailzie -ˈkeɪlzi)
(pl. -ies)
  1. a large turkey-like 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
    松鸡
  2. Genus Tetrao, family Tetraonidae (or Phasianidae): two species, in particular T. urogallus, which has been re-established in the Scottish Highlands
    松鸡属,松鸡科(或雉科):2种,尤指重现苏格兰高地的松鸡
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic capull coille, literally 'horse of the wood'
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