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capercaillie

ca·per·cail·lie

UK/kæpəˈkeɪli/ US/kæpɚˈkeɪli/ uncommon

noun

Origin

Borrowed from Scots capercailzie (for the -z-, see Mackenzie and tailzie), a corruption of Scottish Gaelic capall (“horse”) + coille (“of the woods”).

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