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
“The ptarmigan turns white in winter to hide in the snow.”
The plural of the word ptarmigan
ptarmigans
How the word ptarmigan is said around the world
| French | lagopède (lahgohped) |
| Spanish | perdiz nival (payrtheeth neevahl) |
| Mandarin | 雷鸟 (léi niǎo) |
| Hindi | तीतर (teetuhr) |
| Arabic | طائر التدرج (tyr ahttahdahrrooj) |
| Russian | куропатка (kuropatka) |
| Portuguese (EU) | lagópode (luhgawpoodi) |
| Portuguese (BR) | lagópode (lahgawpohjew) |
| Japanese | 雷鳥 (raichou) |
| German | Schneehuhn (shnayhoon) |
| Urdu | ptarmigan (tahmiguhn) |
| Punjabi | ਪਟਾਰਮਿਗਨ (puhtahruhmiguhn) |
| Korean | 멧닭 (mesdalg) |
| Hebrew | פטארמיגן (ftrmeegnuh) |
| Greek | είδος άγριας όρνιθος (eidos agrias ornithos) |
| Dutch | patrijs (pahtreis) |
| Tagalog | ptarmigan (ptahrmeegahn) |
| Vietnamese | gà gô trắng (ghah ghoh chahurng) |
| Turkish | keklik (keklik) |
| Persian | پترامیگان (pahtrahmeegahn) |
| Polish | pardwa (pahrdvah) |
| Ukrainian | куріпка (kuripka) |
| Bengali | টারমিগান (tahrawmeegahn) |
| Swedish | ripa (reepah) |
| Italian | pernice bianca (payrneechay byahnkah) |
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