Definitions for capercaillie

capercaillie cap·er·cail·lie

Spelling: [kap-er-keyl-yee]
IPA: /ˌkæp ərˈkeɪl yi/

Capercaillie is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 472 anagrams from letters in capercaillie (aacceeiillpr).

Definitions for capercaillie

noun

  1. a large grouse, Tetrao urogallus, of Eurasian forests.

Origin of capercaillie

1530-40; Scots Gaelic capull coille (by dissimilation), literally, horse of the woods; for first element, compare Middle English capel horse, Old Norse kapall nag, from the same source (proba

Examples for capercaillie

The capercaillie hen makes her nest upon the ground, and lays from six to twelve eggs.

The Black Cock resembles, in one of its most striking peculiarities, its near relative, the capercaillie.

To give an instance nearer home, the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) was successfully introduced into Scotland in 1837.

Word Value for capercaillie
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