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English
Etymology
From the Latin lagōpūs, from the Ancient Greek λαγώπους (lagṓpous), from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + πούς (poús, “foot”); compare lagopod, lagopode. The bird was given this name because its feet resemble those of a hare.
Pronunciation
Noun
lagopus (plural lagopodes)
- (obsolete) The ptarmigan.
References
- “†Lago·pus” listed on page 28 of volume VI, part I (L, M) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
†Lago·pus. Obs. A bird with a foot resembling that of a hare; the ptarmigan. 1693 Sir T. P. Blount Nat. Hist. 385 Some..Birds..live upon the highest tops of the Alps, and that all the winter too..as..the Lagopus among birds. 1773 Barrington in Phil. Trans. LXIII. 224 The Lagopus, of which M. de Buffon gives an engraving, is in its winter plumage.
- “†laˈgopus” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λαγώπους (lagṓpous), from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lagōpūs f (genitive lagōpodis); third declension
- ptarmigan (a bird)
- hare's-foot (a herb)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
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