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# ptarmigan

noun (a ptarmigan, ptarmigan or ptarmigans)

«ptarmigan» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A ptarmigan is a plump bird of the grouse family that lives in cold mountains and the Arctic; its feathers turn white in winter for camouflage and brown in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ptarmigan/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons it is a classic example of camouflage and adaptation; it lives in Scotland, Canada, Alaska and Scandinavia. Phrases: rock ptarmigan, willow ptarmigan.

### Examples

- The ptarmigan turns white in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ptarmigan/#x1)
- We spotted a ptarmigan in the Scottish mountains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ptarmigan/#x2)
- A ptarmigan's feathery feet work like snowshoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ptarmigan/#x3)
- Ptarmigan hide from foxes by staying very still. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ptarmigan/#x4)
- In summer the ptarmigan has brown speckled feathers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ptarmigan/#x5)
- The ptarmigan nests on the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ptarmigan/#x6)

### Note

Say TAR-mi-gun; the p is silent (it was added by mistake long ago). Plural often the same, «ptarmigan».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ptarmigan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ptarmigan/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ptarmigan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ptarmigan.html) on Mova free.