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单词 heath hen
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heath hen

[ heeth-hen ]
/ ˈhiθ ˌhɛn /

noun

an American gallinaceous bird, Tympanuchus cupido cupido, closely related to the prairie chicken and once a common inhabitant of coastal heaths from New Hampshire to Virginia: extensively hunted, especially during the Colonial period, the heath hen has been regarded extinct since 1932.
the female of the black grouse.

Origin of heath hen

First recorded in 1585–95

Words nearby heath hen

heather, heathery, heath family, heathfowl, heath grass, heath hen, Heath Robinson, heath wren, heathy, heat index, heating
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British Dictionary definitions for heath hen

heath hen

noun

another name for greyhen
a recently extinct variety of the prairie chicken
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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