snow cock

noun

variants or snow chukar
: any of several large gallinaceous birds of the genus Tetraogallus living almost exclusively above timber line in the mountains of central and western Asia see himalayan snow cock

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“Snow cock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20cock. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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