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Definition of Capercailzie
1. Noun. Large black Old World grouse.
Generic synonyms: Grouse
Group relationships: Genus Tetrao, Tetrao
Definition of Capercailzie
1. n. A species of grouse (Tetrao uragallus) of large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and formerly in Scotland; -- called also cock of the woods.
Definition of Capercailzie
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Capercailzie
Literary usage of Capercailzie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sweden and the Swedes by William Widgery Thomas (1893)
"It was a hen capercailzie. Of different color and much smaller than the cock,
still a grand ... This was great good-luck—two capercailzie in one morning, ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1867)
"This capercailzie is a female of the ordinary size, but the general dark character
of its plumage is that of the adult ..."
3. A Manual of Forestry by William Schlich (1907)
"The capercailzie in winter frequents old woods with advance-growth, and feeds
chiefly on the needles and buds of old spruce trees, but is very fond of the ..."
4. The Naturalist's Library by William Jardine (1834)
"AT the head of this section we place the capercailzie—the " giant grouse " as
... The capercailzie was certainly the noblest of the British feathered game, ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"is the hybrid between the Blackcock and hen capercailzie. ... capercailzie,
STALKING — This is good sport in countries where the close time for belligerent ..."
6. Memoirs of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Baronet: With Selections from His by Charles Buxton, Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1848)
"The capercailzie, or cock of the woods, as it is well known, were in former times
denizens of the Scotch forests ..."
7. Out of Doors in Tsarland: A Record of the Seeings and Doings of a Wanderer by Frederick Whishaw (1893)
"There may be (there always is) something larger in America; but for majesty and
freedom and grandeur the capercailzie "whips creation," and as for size—he ..."
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