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See prairie chicken. Also called prairie grouse.[1795-1805, Amer.]
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prairie fowl.
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prairie fowl — noun brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies • Syn: ↑prairie chicken, ↑prairie grouse • Hypernyms: ↑grouse • Hyponyms: ↑greater prairie chicken, ↑Tympanuchus cupido, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
prairie fowl. — See prairie chicken. Also called prairie grouse. [1795 1805, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
prairie grouse — noun brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies • Syn: ↑prairie chicken, ↑prairie fowl • Hypernyms: ↑grouse • Hyponyms: ↑greater prairie chicken, ↑Tympanuchus cupido, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
prairie chicken — 1. either of two North American gallinaceous birds of western prairies, Tympanuchus cupido (greater prairie chicken), or T. pallidicinctus (lesser prairie chicken), having rufous, brown, black, and white plumage. 2. See sharp tailed grouse. Also… … Universalium
prairie hen — noun 1. : prairie chicken 2. : clapper rail * * * prairie chicken, prairie fowl, prairie grouse or prairie hen noun 1. An American genus (Cupidonia or Tympanuchus) of grouse … Useful english dictionary
prairie chicken — noun brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies • Syn: ↑prairie grouse, ↑prairie fowl • Hypernyms: ↑grouse • Hyponyms: ↑greater prairie chicken, ↑Tympanuchus cupido, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fowl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bird; hen, stewing chicken. See animal, food. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. barnyard fowl, wild fowl, game, poultry, stewing chicken; see also bird 1 , chicken 1 , pigeon . Types of fowl include: chicken,… … English dictionary for students
lesser prairie chicken — noun a smaller prairie chicken of western Texas • Syn: ↑Tympanuchus pallidicinctus • Hypernyms: ↑prairie chicken, ↑prairie grouse, ↑prairie fowl * * * noun see prairie chicken * * * … Useful english dictionary
greater prairie chicken — noun the most common variety of prairie chicken • Syn: ↑Tympanuchus cupido • Hypernyms: ↑prairie chicken, ↑prairie grouse, ↑prairie fowl * * * noun see prairie chicken * * * … Useful english dictionary
heath hen — noun 1. extinct prairie chicken • Syn: ↑Tympanuchus cupido cupido • Hypernyms: ↑prairie chicken, ↑prairie grouse, ↑prairie fowl 2. female black grouse • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
