willow ptarmigan

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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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Origin of willow ptarmigan

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby willow ptarmigan

willow herb, Willowick, willow-leaved jessamine, willow oak, willow pattern, willow ptarmigan, Willow Run, willow tit, willowwacks, willow warbler, willowware

How to use willow ptarmigan in a sentence

My wife (Susie Hariet) was pregnant with our second child (they have two children, daughter Willow, 4, and son Aubrey, 2).
Dan Stevens Blows Up ‘Downton’: From Chubby-Cheeked Aristo to Lean, Mean American Psycho|Tim Teeman|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Earlier, a two-headed dragon in the Ron Howard flop Willow was known, at least around the set, as the “Ebersisk.”
My Friend, Roger Ebert: Pulitzer Prize Winner Tom Shales on the Moving Documentary ‘Life Itself’|Tom Shales|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few feet from where we sit is the sawed-off stump of a third willow.
The Stacks: The Judas Priest Teen Suicide Trial|Ivan Solotaroff|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two feet from the sawed-off stump of a third willow is the small foot-pump carousel Ray was sitting on when he shot himself.
The Stacks: The Judas Priest Teen Suicide Trial|Ivan Solotaroff|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Other events include a Burns Night Supper on January 24, and a willow-weaving workshop in March.
Get Lessons From Kate's Florist At Charles's Home||January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a minute Bruce was back with his hat full of water from the creek that whimpered just beyond the willow patch.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
What was equally important, a thick clump of cottonwood and willow furnished tolerably secure concealment.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
He swept Aristide aside like an intercepting willow-branch, and poured forth a torrent of furious speech upon his wife.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The willow switch dropped; the various recitations came to a sudden pause.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
A serious voice arrested the willow switch: I didnt like to be scolded when I was a little girl, it used to make me cry.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater