Main Entry: cap·er·cail·lie

Pronunciation: \ˌka-pər-ˈkā-lē, -ˈkāl-yē\

Variant(s): or cap·er·cail·zie \-ˈkāl-zē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural cap·er·caillie or cap·er·cailzies also cap·er·caillies or cap·er·cailzie

Etymology: Scottish Gaelic capalcoille, literally, horse of the woods

Date: 1536

: a very large European grouse (Tetrao urogallus) of hilly coniferous woodlands