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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶TANMERACK, n. The ptarmigan, Lagopus mutus.Per. 1792 Trans. Soc. Antiq. Scot. II. 70:
The Tanmerack, a fowl of the size of a dove, which always inhabits the tops of the highest mountains.
