Lagopus
//ləˈɡəʊpəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The ptarmigan. obsolete
Etymology
From the Latin lagōpūs, from the Ancient Greek λαγώπους (lagṓpous), from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + πούς (poús, “foot”); compare lagopod, lagopode. The bird was given this name because its feet resemble those of a hare.
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