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prairie chicken
prairie chickenn. Either of two grouse (Tympanuchus cupido or T. pallidicinctus) found in western North America and having deep-chested bodies and mottled brownish plumage.prairie chicken , prairie fowl , prairie grouse or prairie henn (Animals) either of two mottled brown-and-white grouse, Tympanuchus cupido or T. pallidicinctus, of North Americaprai′rie chick`en
n. either of two gallinaceous birds of central North American grasslands, Tympanuchus cupido or T. pallidicinctus, of the grouse subfamily, noted for the booming sounds made by males during courtship displays. [1685–95, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  prairie chicken - brown mottled North American grouse of western prairiesprairie fowl, prairie grousegrouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feetgenus Tympanuchus, Tympanuchus - prairie chickensgreater prairie chicken, Tympanuchus cupido - the most common variety of prairie chickenlesser prairie chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus - a smaller prairie chicken of western Texasheath hen, Tympanuchus cupido cupido - extinct prairie chicken |
prairie chicken
prairie chicken: see grousegrouse,
common name for a game bird of the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. There are about 18 species. Grouse are henlike terrestrial birds, protectively plumaged in shades of red, brown, and gray.
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Related to prairie chicken: lesser prairie chickenSynonyms for prairie chickennoun brown mottled North American grouse of western prairiesSynonyms- prairie fowl
- prairie grouse
Related Words- grouse
- genus Tympanuchus
- Tympanuchus
- greater prairie chicken
- Tympanuchus cupido
- lesser prairie chicken
- Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
- heath hen
- Tympanuchus cupido cupido
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