Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any of several species of bird in the genus Tetraogallus of the pheasant family Phasianidae, native to mountain regions of Eurasia.

    Königshuhn

    ула́рulár, го́рная инде́йкаgórnaja indéjka

    уларular

Translations

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Українська
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bird in the genus Tetraogallus:
Русский
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bird in the genus Tetraogallus:
Deutsch
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bird in the genus Tetraogallus:

Origin

From snow + cock, from the fact that the bird is native to snowy, mountainous regions.

From snow + cock, from the fact that the bird is native to snowy, mountainous regions.

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Forms

plural: snowcocks / snowcock

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
snowcock — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto