heath hen

heath hen

n. A subspecies of the prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido subsp. cupido) that was formerly abundant in eastern North America but became extinct in the early 1900s.

heath hen

n 1. (Animals) another name for greyhen 2. (Animals) a recently extinct variety of the prairie chicken

heath′ hen`

n. an extinct prairie chicken of the eastern U.S., Tympanuchus cupido cupido. [1640–50]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heath hen - extinct prairie chicken Tympanuchus cupido cupidoprairie chicken, prairie fowl, prairie grouse - brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
	2.	heath hen - female black grouse gray hen, grayhen, grey hen, greyhenblack grouse - grouse of which the male is bluish-black