Meanings
nounrock ptarmigan (plural rock ptarmigans)
plural rock ptarmigans
- A medium-sized gamebird in the grouse family, Lagopus muta.
Translations
Czech bělokur
- bělokurLagopus muta
Danish fjeldrype
- fjeldrypeLagopus muta
Dutch alpensneeuwhoen
- alpensneeuwhoenLagopus muta
Finnish kiiruna
- kiirunaLagopus muta
French lagopède alpin, lagopède des rochers
- lagopède alpinLagopus muta
- lagopède des rochersLagopus muta
- perdrix des neigesLagopus muta
German Alpenschneehuhn
- AlpenschneehuhnLagopus muta
Hungarian alpesi hófajd
- alpesi hófajdLagopus muta
Japanese 雷鳥
- 雷鳥 (raichō)Lagopus muta
Norwegian Bokmål fjellrype
- fjellrypeLagopus muta
Polish pardwa górska
- pardwa górskaLagopus muta
Russian ту́ндряная куропа́тка, тундря́ная куропатка
- ту́ндряная куропа́тка (túndrjanaja kuropátka)Lagopus muta
- тундря́ная куропатка (tundrjánaja kuropatka)Lagopus muta
- ту́ндреная куропатка (túndrenaja kuropatka)Lagopus muta
- тундря́нка (tundrjánka)Lagopus muta
Swedish fjällripa
- fjällripaLagopus muta
Turkish dağ kar tavuğu
- dağ kar tavuğuLagopus muta
Cite this entry
APA
rock ptarmigan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20ptarmigan
MLA
“rock ptarmigan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20ptarmigan. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rock ptarmigan,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20ptarmigan.
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