Meanings
nounwestern capercaillie (plural western capercaillies)
plural western capercaillies
- A bird of species Tetrao urogallus.
Synonyms: heather cock, wood grouse, Eurasian capercaillie, cock-of-the-woods, capercaillie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bird of species Tetrao urogallus.
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Translations
Basque basoilar
- basoilarTetrao urogallus
Bulgarian глухар
- глухар (gluhar)Tetrao urogallus
Catalan gall fer, gall de bosc
- gall ferTetrao urogallus
- gall de boscTetrao urogallus
- gall salvatgeTetrao urogallus
- indiot salvatgeTetrao urogallus
Czech tetřev hlušec
- tetřev hlušecTetrao urogallus
Danish tjur
- tjurTetrao urogallus
Dutch auerhoen, berghoen
- auerhoenTetrao urogallus
- berghoenTetrao urogallus
Estonian metsis
- metsisTetrao urogallus
Finnish metso
- metsoTetrao urogallus
French grand coq de bruyère, grand tétras
- grand coq de bruyèreTetrao urogallus
- grand tétrasTetrao urogallus
German Birkhuhn, Spielhuhn
- BirkhuhnTetrao urogallus
- SpielhuhnTetrao urogallus
- AuerhuhnTetrao urogallus
Greek αγριόκουρκος
- αγριόκουρκος (agriókourkos)Tetrao urogallus
Hungarian siketfajd
- siketfajdTetrao urogallus
Italian urogallina, francolino di monte
- urogallinaTetrao urogallus
- francolino di monteTetrao urogallus
Latin tetrao
- tetraoTetrao urogallus
Norwegian Bokmål storfugl
- storfuglTetrao urogallus
Polish głuszec, głuszec zwyczajny
- głuszecTetrao urogallus
- głuszec zwyczajnyTetrao urogallus
Portuguese tetraz-grande
- tetraz-grandeTetrao urogallus
Romanian cocoș de munte
- cocoș de munteTetrao urogallus
Russian глуха́рь
- глуха́рь (gluxárʹ)Tetrao urogallus
Slovak hlucháň hôrny
- hlucháň hôrnyTetrao urogallus
Spanish urogallo
- urogalloTetrao urogallus
Swedish tjäder
- tjäderTetrao urogallus
Turkish çalı horozu
- çalı horozuTetrao urogallus
Welsh grugiar coed
- grugiar coedTetrao urogallus
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western capercaillie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/western%20capercaillie
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“western capercaillie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/western%20capercaillie. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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