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Noun: ptarmigan  taa(r)-mu-gun
  1. Large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage

Derived forms: ptarmigans

Type of: grouse

Part of: genus Lagopus, Lagopus

Encyclopedia: Ptarmigan, Alaska