capercaillie
noun
cap·er·cail·lie
| \ ˌka-pər-ˈkā-lē
, -ˈkāl-yē\
, -ˈkāl-yē\
variants:
or capercailzie \ ˌka-pər-ˈkāl-zē
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plural capercaillie
or capercailzies
also capercaillies
or capercailzie
Definition of capercaillie
: a very large European grouse (Tetrao urogallus) of hilly coniferous woodlands
Examples of capercaillie in a Sentence
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Now, with the body of a western capercaillie as evidence, authorities in southwestern Germany are trying to determine what happened. — BostonGlobe.com, "German police look into killing of rare bird and vigilantes’ payback," 12 Aug. 2019 With luck, spot an elusive capercaillie, an endemic Scottish crossbill, or a magnificent golden eagle. — National Geographic, "Scotland Private Expedition," 12 June 2019 Concealed within these forests are Tengalman’s owl, capercaillie and black woodpecker. — Smithsonian, "Explore Catalonia’s Most Beautiful Nature Parks," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'capercaillie.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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