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单词 prairie chicken
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prairie chicken

noun

: a grouse (Tympanuchus cupido) chiefly of the tallgrass prairies of the central U.S. with the male having yellowish-orange neck sacs which are inflated during courtship displays
also : a closely related smaller grouse (T. pallidicinctus) having reddish neck sacs

Illustration of prairie chicken

Illustration of prairie chicken

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The chicken dance replicates the strut of a prairie chicken, while the grass dance, whose outfits are distinguished by their long fringe that sways as the dancer moves, is meant to imitate the stomping of grass. New York Times, 30 July 2022 The prairie chicken's challenges are part of a troubling trend for grassland-reliant species overall. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2022 To read the prairie chicken management plan, visit dnr.wi.gov. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2022 The prairie chicken is listed as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need and was listed as state threatened in Wisconsin in 1979. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2022 The public is encouraged to submit comments regarding the draft prairie chicken management plan no later than Feb. 18. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2022 Her administration resisted Biden administration efforts to preserve the lesser prairie chicken’s habitat, which raises concerns that agriculture and energy production will be restricted. John Hanna, ajc, 23 Dec. 2021 There is a market solution for the lesser prairie chicken, yet the state agencies quashed it. WSJ, 5 July 2021 In 2015 a federal judge blocked the Obama prairie chicken endangered listing because the Administration had not sufficiently considered alternatives to conserve bird habitat. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 June 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

prairie chicken

noun

: a grouse of the prairies of the central United States
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