| the capercaillie. |
cap·er·cail·lie  (kāp'ər-kāl'yē, -kā'lē)  n. A large grouse (Tetrao urogallus), native to northern Europe and having dark plumage and a fanlike tail. Also called wood grouse. [Scottish Gaelic capull coille : capull, horse (from Middle Irish capall, from Old Irish, ultimately from Latin caballus, of Celtic origin) + coille, genitive of coille, forest (from Old Irish caill).] |
| wood grouse n. See capercaillie. |