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capercaillie

Pronunciation: /ˌkapəˈkeɪli/

(Scottish also capercailzie /-ˈkeɪlzi/)

Definition of capercaillie

noun (plural capercaillies)

a large turkey-like Eurasian grouse of mature pine forests.
- Genus Tetrao, family Tetraonidae (or Phasianidae): two species, in particular T. urogallus, which has been re-established in the Scottish Highlands