rype

noun

ry·​pe

ˈrᵫ̅pə,

ˈrīp

plural rype or rypes

: ptarmigan

Word History

Etymology

Danish & Norwegian; akin to Old Norse rjūpa ptarmigan, Latvian rubenis moorhen

First Known Use

1744, in the meaning defined above

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