willow ptarmigan
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of willow ptarmigan
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Official state bird: willow ptarmigan Willow Ptarmigans are the dumbest-sounding birds on Earth, sorry.
From Slate • May 17, 2013
Arctic foxes and hares and round, puffy birds called willow ptarmigan that were brown in summer and turned white in winter.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
This species, first described from specimens sent from Hudson Bay, is more northern in its range than the willow ptarmigan.
From A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by Tyrrell, J. B.
Page 239 The willow ptarmigan is the most common, and in Rome localities exists in almost incredible numbers.
From Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making by Gibson, William Hamilton
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