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Definition of capercaillie

capercaillie
Capercailzie Ca"per*cail`zie, or Capercally Ca"per*cal`ly, n. [Gael, capulcoile.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of grouse (Tetrao uragallus) of large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and formerly in Scotland; -- called also cock of the woods. [Written also capercaillie, capercaili.]

Meaning of capercaillie from wikipedia

- western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), also known as the Eurasian capercaillie, wood grouse, heather ****, ****-of-the-woods, or simply capercaillie /ˌkæpərˈkeɪl(j)i/...
- in the genus Lyrurus. The type species was designated as the western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) by George Robert Gray in 1840. The genus contains...
- Capercaillie are a Scottish folk band, founded in 1984 by Donald Shaw and led by Karen Matheson, and which performs traditional Gaelic and contemporary...
- Look up capercaillie in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Capercaillie may refer to: Capercaillie, birds in the genus Tetrao Western Capercaillie, often...
- The black-billed capercaillie (Tetrao urogalloides), also known as eastern capercaillie, Siberian capercaillie, spotted capercaillie or (in Russian) stone...
- The Cantabrian capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus cantabricus) is a subspecies of the western capercaillie in the grouse family Tetraonidae. It is one of...
- who frequently sings in Gaelic. She is the lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Héritage des Celtes, with whom...
- Delirium is the fourth studio album by folk rock band Capercaillie released in 1991 by Survival Records. It was issued in North America by Valley Entertainment...
- disturbance. Hazel grouse Siberian grouse Black grouse Black-billed capercaillie Western capercaillie Willow ptarmigan Rock ptarmigan Daurian partridge Grey partridge...
- grouse are larger than females, and can be twice as heavy in the western capercaillie (the largest of the traditional grouse). Like many other galliforms,...