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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. 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.