ptarmigan

noun

ptar·mi·gan ˈtär-mi-gən

plural ptarmigan or ptarmigans

: any of various grouses (genus Lagopus) of northern regions with completely feathered feet

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Travelers can go snowshoeing, marvel at frozen waterfalls, go sledding, cross-country skiing, and look for wildlife like the snowshoe hare, white-tailed ptarmigan, coyote, elk, and mule deer. —

Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024 But as temperatures rise, the treeline is creeping upward—and shrinking the ptarmigan’s already small habitat in the process. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2024 Pale white willow ptarmigans flap through a frozen alpine landscape, seemingly invisible against the snow. —

Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024 He was taken a thousand miles south to a TB sanatorium in Hamilton, Ontario, where the teen boy – used to roaming land and sea to hunt ptarmigan, seals and narwhal – was confined to a bed, not allowed to get up and walk. —

Melody Schreiber, NPR, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for ptarmigan