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Answer for the clue "Ptarmigans ", 7 letters:
lagopus

Word definitions for lagopus in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lagopus is a small genus of birds in the grouse subfamily, commonly known as ptarmigans . The genus contains three living species with numerous described subspecies, all living in tundra or cold upland areas.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete English) The (l en ptarmigan) ((non-gloss definition: which bird was so called because its feet resemble those of a hare)).

Usage examples of lagopus.

Uraria lagopus and the leaves of a Centrosema from Brazil both sink vertically down at night.