| 单词 | prairie grouse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprairie grouse prairie grouse n. a grouse found on the prairies; spec. the prairie chicken, Tympanuchus cupido. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > genus Tympanuchus > tympanuchus cupido (prairie-chicken) pheasant1625 mountain cock1791 prairie fowl1804 prairie hen1804 prairie cock1805 pinnated grouse1811 chicken1812 prairie chicken1832 prairie grouse1851 1851 R. Glisan Jrnl. Army Life (1874) 88 The birds and animals most common to this country, that are good for food, are..prairie grouse, [etc.]. 1918 J. W. Schultz Rising Wolf 127 [We saw] coveys of sage hens and prairie grouse. 1976 D. Blood Rocky Mountain Wildlife i. ii. 133 Two kinds of prairie grouse, the sharp-tailed (often incorrectly called prairie chicken, or just chicken) and sage grouse may be encountered locally in the Rockies. 1999 Gun Dog Dec. 80/3 Let's say your pointer points quail, pheasant or prairie grouse, but sometimes tends to ‘creep’ on them. < as lemmas |
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