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单词 heath hen
释义

heath hen

noun

: a now extinct grouse (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) of the northeastern U.S. compare prairie chicken

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Novak works for the nonprofit Revive & Restore, which is exploring de-extinction for the passenger pigeon, heath hen, and woolly mammoth. Ashley Braun, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2019 By that time two other American species faced their imminent demise: the once-abundant passenger pigeon and the heath hen, a grouse-like bird that lived along the Eastern seaboard. Jennie Erin Smith, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined above

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