Meanings
plural capercaillies · alternative capercailye · alternative capercaillye · alternative capercailzie · alternative capercally
- A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.
Synonyms: wood grouse
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.
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Origin
- Scottish Gaeliccapall“horse”
- Scotscapercailzie
- Englishcapercaillie
Borrowed from Scots capercailzie (for the -z-, see Mackenzie and tailzie), a corruption of Scottish Gaelic capall (“horse”) + coille (“of the woods”).
More words from Scots, Scottish Gaelic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque basoilar
- basoilarTetrao urogallus
Bulgarian глухар, глухар
- глухар (gluhar)bird of the genus Tetrao
- глухар (gluhar)Tetrao urogallus
Catalan gall fer, gall salvatge
- gall ferTetrao urogallus
- gall salvatgeTetrao urogallus
- gall de boscTetrao urogallus
Czech tetřev, tetřev hlušec
- tetřevbird of the genus Tetrao
- tetřev hlušecTetrao urogallus
Danish tjur
- tjurTetrao urogallus
Dutch auerhoen, auerhoen
- auerhoenbird of the genus Tetrao
- auerhoenTetrao urogallus
Esperanto urogalo
- urogaloTetrao urogallus
Estonian metsis, mõtus
- metsisbird of the genus Tetrao
- mõtusbird of the genus Tetrao
- metsisTetrao urogallus
- mõtusTetrao urogallus
Finnish metso, metso
- metsobird of the genus Tetrao
- metsoTetrao urogallus
French grand tétras, grand coq de bruyère
- grand tétrasTetrao urogallus
- grand coq de bruyèreTetrao urogallus
German Auerhuhn
- AuerhuhnTetrao urogallus
Greek αγριόκουρκος
- αγριόκουρκος (agriókourkos)Tetrao urogallus
Hungarian siketfajd, siketfajd
- siketfajdbird of the genus Tetrao
- siketfajdTetrao urogallus
Icelandic þiður
- þiðurTetrao urogallus
Irish capall coille
- capall coilleTetrao urogallus
Italian urogallo, gallo cedrone
- urogalloTetrao urogallus
- gallo cedroneTetrao urogallus
Latvian mednis
- mednisTetrao urogallus
Lithuanian kurtinys
- kurtinysTetrao urogallus
Norwegian storfugl, tiur
- storfuglTetrao urogallus
- tiurTetrao urogallus
- røyTetrao urogallus
Polish głuszec, głuszec
- głuszecbird of the genus Tetrao
- głuszecTetrao urogallus
- głuszec zwyczajnyTetrao urogallus
Portuguese tetraz-grande-das-serras
- tetraz-grande-das-serrasTetrao urogallus
Romanian cocoș de munte
- cocoș de munteTetrao urogallus
Russian глуха́рь, глуха́рь
- глуха́рь (gluxárʹ)bird of the genus Tetrao
- глуха́рь (gluxárʹ)Tetrao urogallus
Scottish Gaelic capall-coille
- capall-coilleTetrao urogallus
Slovak tetrov hlucháň
- tetrov hlucháňTetrao urogallus
Spanish urogallo, gallo silvestre
- urogalloTetrao urogallus
- gallo silvestreTetrao urogallus
Swedish tjäder, tjäder
- tjäderbird of the genus Tetrao
- tjäderTetrao urogallus
Turkish çali horozu, orman horozu
- çali horozuTetrao urogallus
- orman horozuTetrao urogallus
Ukrainian глухар
- глухар (hluxar)Tetrao urogallus
Welsh grugiar y coed
- grugiar y coedTetrao urogallus
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with capercaillie
Cite this entry
capercaillie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capercaillie
“capercaillie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capercaillie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capercaillie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capercaillie.
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