capercaillie
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capercaillie /ˌkapəˈkeɪli/ (Scottish also capercailzie /-ˈkeɪlzi/)
▶noun (pl. capercaillies) a large turkey-like grouse of mature pine forests in northern Europe. [Tetrao urogallus.]
– origin C16: from Sc. Gaelic capull coille, lit. ‘horse of the wood’.
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