ptarmigan
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The meaning (definition) of the word ptarmigan
a bird that turns white in winter for camouflage
The word ptarmigan used in a sentence
“A ptarmigan ran between the rocks and flew up a hill.”
The plural of the word ptarmigan
ptarmigans
How the word ptarmigan is said around the world
| French | lagopède (lah-goh-PED) |
| Spanish | perdiz nival (payr-THEETH nee-VAHL) |
| Mandarin | 雷鸟 (lay nyow) |
| Hindi | तीतर (TEE-tuhr) |
| Arabic | طائر التدرج (tyr aht-TAH-dahr-rooj) |
| Russian | куропатка (koo-ru-PAHT-kah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | lagópode (luh-GAW-poo-di) |
| Portuguese (BR) | lagópode (lah-GAW-poh-jew) |
| Japanese | 雷鳥 (ry-CHOHU) |
| German | Schneehuhn (SHNAY-hoon) |
| Urdu | ٹارمیگن (TAHR-mi-gun) |
| Punjabi | ਪਟਾਰਮਿਗਨ (puh-TAH-ruh-mi-guhn) |
| Korean | 멧닭 (MAYD-dahg) |
| Hebrew | פטארמיגן (FTRMEEG-nuh) |
| Greek | είδος άγριας όρνιθος (EE-thohs AHGH-ree-ahs OHR-nee-thohs) |
| Dutch | sneeuwhoen (SNAY-oo-hoon) |
| Tagalog | ptarmigan (ptahr-MEE-gahn) |
| Vietnamese | gà gô trắng (ghah ghoh CHAH-urng) |
| Turkish | kar tavuğu (KAHR tah-voo-UH) |
| Persian | پترامیگان (paht-RAH-mee-gahn) |
| Polish | pardwa (PAHRD-vah) |
| Ukrainian | куріпка (koo-REEP-kah) |
| Bengali | টারমিগান (TAH-raw-mee-gahn) |
| Swedish | ripa (REE-pah) |
| Italian | pernice bianca (payr-NEE-chay BYAHN-kah) |
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