capercaillie

== English == === Alternative forms === capercailye, capercaillye, capercailzie, capercally === Etymology === Borrowed from Scots capercailzie (for the -z-, see Mackenzie and tailzie), a corruption of Scottish Gaelic capall (“horse”) + coille (“of the woods”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kæpəˈkeɪli/ (General American) IPA(key): /kæpɚˈkeɪli/ Rhymes: -eɪli === Noun === capercaillie (plural capercaillies) A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus. ==== Synonyms ==== (Tetrao urogallus): wood grouse ==== Derived terms ==== black-billed capercaillie western capercaillie ==== Translations ====