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Meaning of "capercaillie" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAPERCAILLIE

From Scottish Gaelic capull coille horse of the woods.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPERCAILLIE

capercaillie  [ˌkæpəˈkeɪljɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPERCAILLIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Capercaillie is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAPERCAILLIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

capercaillie

Western capercaillie

The western capercaillie, also known as the wood grouse, heather cock or capercaillie /ˌkæpərˈkeɪli/, is the largest member of the grouse family. The largest known specimen, recorded in captivity, had a weight of 7.2 kg. Found across Europe and Asia, it is renowned for its mating display.

Definition of capercaillie in the English dictionary

The definition of capercaillie in the dictionary is a large European woodland grouse, Tetrao urogallus, having a black plumage and fan-shaped tail in the male.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAPERCAILLIE


capercailzie
ˌkæpəˈkeɪljɪ
spulyie
ˈspʊljɪ
taillie
ˈteljɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPERCAILLIE

capelin
capeline
Capella
capellet
capellini
capellmeister
Capello
Capello Index
caper
caper sauce
capercailzie
caperer
Capernaum
capernoited
capernoitie
capers
capeskin
Capet
Capetian
capework

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPERCAILLIE

Baillie
bearded collie
Border collie
challie
collie
ghillie
gillie
guidwillie
Holy Willie
millie
nellie
nervous Nellie
ollie
pillie
ramillie
rough collie
skollie
sticky willie
tollie
willie

Synonyms and antonyms of capercaillie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «capercaillie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPERCAILLIE

Find out the translation of capercaillie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of capercaillie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «capercaillie» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

松鸡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

urogallo
570 millions of speakers

English

capercaillie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

capercaillie
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

capercaillie
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глухарь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

capercaillie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

capercaillie
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grand tétras
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Capercaillie
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Auerhahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オオライチョウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

capercaillie
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Capercaillie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

capercaillie
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

capercaillie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅपरकाइल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çalıhorozu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gallo cedrone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głuszec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глухар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cocoșul de munte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγριόκουρκους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

auerhanen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tjäder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

storfugl
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of capercaillie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPERCAILLIE»

The term «capercaillie» is regularly used and occupies the 78.559 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPERCAILLIE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about capercaillie

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPERCAILLIE»

Discover the use of capercaillie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to capercaillie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Brown bear - cheetah
During its courtship display the male caper caillie lifts up its head, revealing its distinctive beard, and fans out its tail feathers. These actions are accompanied by strutting movements and a variety of calls. CAPERCAILLIE The male capercaillie  ...
‎2002
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Landscape Ecology and Resource Management: Linking Theory ...
Capercaillie in Central Europe In central Europe, the capercaillie is limited to a few mountain ranges and is closely associated with older coniferous forest (Klaus et aL 1989; Storch 2001). It is on the Red List in most central European countries  ...
John A. Bissonette, Ilse Storch, 2002
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New Scientist
Whales probably keep in touch over hundreds of kilometres of ocean via these ultralow frequency (ULF) sounds — now recent work on the vocalisation of the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), the largest member of the grouse family, suggests  ...
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Ecological Bulletins, Targets and Tools for the Maintenance ...
Logistic regression showing the occurrence of lekking capercaillie in relation to the proportion of preferred habitat in the 16—krnZ survey plots. ity of presence the amount of habitat needed for solitarily displaying cocks was ca 15% and for ...
Per Angelstam, Monica Donz-Breuss, Jean-Michel Roberge, 2009
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Wildlife and Landscape Ecology: Effects of Pattern and Scale
Rain, breeding success and distribution of capercaillie and black grouse in Scotland. Ibis 128:65-72. Miiller, F. 1974. Territorialverhalten und Siedlungsstruktur einer mitteleuro- paischen Population des Auerhuhns. Ph.D. [ Dissertation].
John A. Bissonette, 1997
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New Scientist
IN ITS quest for a mate, the capercaillie cock provides one of the most magnificent natural spectacles — the nearest thing the northern hemisphere has to the extravagant displays put on by the birds of paradise in the tropics. A sturdily built bird ...
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Notes of an East Siberian Hunter
The capercaillie should have first place among the birds hunted in Siberia. The capercaillie is a native of Siberia; it lives in the same area year-round. It endures cold weather easily, but it does not like the summer's heat. In summer it lives near  ...
A. A. Cherkassov, 2012
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Temporal Dimensions of Landscape Ecology: Wildlife Responses ...
On Teisenberg, capercaillie habitat-relationships have been studied since the late 1980s. Broods hatch between early June and mid-July (Storch, 1994), similar to other parts of the Bavarian Alps (personal observation; A. Zeitler, personal ...
John A. Bissonette, Ilse Storch, 2007
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Grouse: Grouse, Cantabrian Capercaillie, Western ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2010
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Pheasants, Partridges & Grouse: Including buttonquails, ...
Where Man is active in capercaillie landscapes, effects many and varied, ranging frombirds striking deerfences (possibly largest cause of mortalityin Scotland) and hightensionpower lines to increased disturbance ashabitats opened for tourism ...
Phil McGowan, Steve Madge, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPERCAILLIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term capercaillie is used in the context of the following news items.
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June Pieces Of My Mind #2
On the song “Návdi” on their 1997 album Hippjokk, Hedningarna have sampled a capercaillie mating call and looped it as a beat. Decided not ... «ScienceBlogs, Jul 15»
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Join us at Muir of Dinnet NNR Open Day
... Commission Scotland, where three trails offer great views of Deeside and the chance to see red squirrel and capercaillie. On the other side of ... «Deeside Today, Jul 15»
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Wildlife numbers rebound on Scotland's estates
However, the report also found that Capercaillie numbers may be dwindling, as are those of the elusive Scottish wildcat. More than 689,000 ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
4
Game enthroned as key to summer Fair
Many breeds of pheasant, partridge, grouse, black game, ptarmigan and the majestic and endangered capercaillie will form a live exhibit. «Scotsman, Jun 15»
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Aberdeen Angus smash inter-breed championships at Royal …
... Grangewood William; res. fem., W. Young Skerrington Mains, Skerrington Rhona 32; res. male, W.J. and J. Green, Bel Dhu Capercaillie. «FG Insight, Jun 15»
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Day 163: Alpine Birding
Later we dropped down to sweep up Siberian Jay, White-throated Dipper, and an awesome male Capercaillie (a grouse the size of a turkey) in ... «Audubon Magazine Blog, Jun 15»
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The Thistle & Shamrock: Song Beat
This week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock includes music from John Cunningham, The Poozies, Capercaillie, Ossian and more. «NPR, Jun 15»
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Upton Junior School: Upton Fest – pictures
He has toured globally with Sharon Shannon, Christy Moore, Cooney and Begley, Mary Black, and Capercaillie, and is currently a special ... «Thanet Gazette, Jun 15»
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Berries clue to boosting numbers of rare capercaillie
"As the last stronghold for capercaillie in the UK, we need to understand why their productivity varies significantly and so markedly across this ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
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Plans to boost capercaillie conservation areas in Cairngorms
A project to help save endangered capercaillie birds in the Cairngorm foothills will need the co-operation of walkers and other forest users to ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Capercaillie [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/capercaillie>. Apr 2024 ».
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