单词 | Attwater's prairie chicken |
释义 | Attwater's prairie chickennoun Att·wa·ter's prairie chicken ˈat-ˌwȯ-tərz- -ˌwä- variants or less commonly Attwater's greater prairie chicken : an endangered grouse (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri) found in the coastal prairie region of Texas that is a subspecies of the greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) but is distinguished by its smaller size and slightly darker coloration The Attwater's prairie chicken once was found over 6 million acres of coastal prairie that stretched from South Texas to western Louisiana. Today, the prairie chicken's population has shrunk from about 1 million birds to only 58 wild birds. Bob Hood, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 1997 |
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