Meanings
nounwhite-tailed ptarmigan (plural white-tailed ptarmigans)
plural white-tailed ptarmigans
- The smallest bird in the grouse family, Lagopus leucura.
Translations
Dutch witstaartsneeuwhoen
- witstaartsneeuwhoenLagopus leucura
Finnish valkopyrstöriekko
- valkopyrstöriekkoLagopus leucura
French lagopède à queue blanche, perdrix blanche
- lagopède à queue blancheLagopus leucura
- perdrix blancheLagopus leucura
- perdrix des neigesLagopus leucura
German Weißschwanz-Schneehuhn
- Weißschwanz-SchneehuhnLagopus leucura
Hungarian fehérfarkú hófajd
- fehérfarkú hófajdLagopus leucura
Polish pardwa białosterna
- pardwa białosternaLagopus leucura
Portuguese lagópode-de-cauda-branca, tetraz-de-rabo-branco
- lagópode-de-cauda-brancaLagopus leucura
- tetraz-de-rabo-brancoLagopus leucura
Russian белохво́стая куропа́тка
- белохво́стая куропа́тка (beloxvóstaja kuropátka)Lagopus leucura
Swedish vitstjärtad ripa
- vitstjärtad ripaLagopus leucura
Cite this entry
APA
white-tailed ptarmigan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-tailed%20ptarmigan
MLA
“white-tailed ptarmigan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-tailed%20ptarmigan. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white-tailed ptarmigan,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-tailed%20ptarmigan.
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