capercaillie
/kap-er-keyl-yee/US // ˌkæp ərˈkeɪl yi //UK // (ˌkæpəˈkeɪljɪ) //
斗牛士,斗牛犬,斗鱼,斗鸡场
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a large grouse, Tetrao urogallus, of Eurasian forests.
Examples
To give an instance nearer home, the Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) was successfully introduced into Scotland in 1837.
The Capercaillie hen makes her nest upon the ground, and lays from six to twelve eggs.
The Black Cock resembles, in one of its most striking peculiarities, its near relative, the Capercaillie.
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