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willow ptarmigan
noun
- a ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus, of Arctic and subarctic regions of the New and Old Worlds, having brown, mottled plumage in summer and white plumage in winter.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of willow ptarmigan1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Example Sentences
I don't know whether they are the willow ptarmigan or the white-tail ptarmigan.
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This species, first described from specimens sent from Hudson Bay, is more northern in its range than the willow ptarmigan.
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Its eggs cannot be positively distinguished from those of the Willow Ptarmigan.
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