snowcock

English

noun
Definitions
  • Any of several species of bird in the genus Tetraogallus of the pheasant family Phasianidae, native to central Asia.

Etymology

Compound from English snow + English cock (penis, male domestic chicken, a shock pile of grain, diminutive suffix, male, a roundish heap, rooster).

Origin

English

cock

Gloss

penis, male domestic chicken, a shock pile of grain, diminutive suffix, male, a roundish heap, rooster

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

雄

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