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34 lines
2.1 KiB
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{
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"ptarmigan":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various grouses (genus Lagopus ) of northern regions with completely feathered feet":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-mi-g\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"However, the contaminants might impact the habitats of terrestrial birds like lapland longspurs, rosy finches and ptarmigan . \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Nov. 2021",
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"The ptarmigan and rabbits whose furs turn white in October rest exposed against bare, snowless tundra. \u2014 Richard Adams Carey, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"The herders watch the birds, the snow buntings and ptarmigans , the ravens and bluethroats. \u2014 Juliana Hanle, Scientific American , 18 Nov. 2019",
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"On the menu are willow, rock and white-tailed ptarmigan , spruce, ruffed and sharptail grouse and, if one resides in Southeast Alaska, the Sooty grouse (also known as Blue grouse or hooters). \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Aug. 2019",
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"Seek out the smaller species of the tundra, from red foxes to ptarmigans , and document your discoveries in a photo- essay. \u2014 National Geographic , 12 June 2019",
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"Choose to head out on a riverside hike through lush landscapes inhabited by red deer, ptarmigan , and snowy owl, or spend time exploring Braemar\u2019s charming shops and galleries. \u2014 National Geographic , 12 June 2019",
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"Hugo had pointed his first ptarmigan earlier in the fall. \u2014 Author: Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2018",
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"The defining moment in hunting and wildlife photography for me came on a mid-September day while hunting whitetail ptarmigan in the high country where the Dall sheep make their living. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"modification of Scottish Gaelic tarmachan":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1599, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134134"
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}
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} |