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Ptarmigan

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Lagopus mutus or alpinus), a gallinaceous bird akin to the grouse. The word in Gaelic is tarmachan, which appears from the end of the 16th century in many forms, such as tormican, tarmichen, and even "termagant."

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ptarmigan'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/ptarmigan.html. 1910.
 
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