Phrase guide

greater prairie chicken

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Tympanuchus cupido, a large bird in the grouse family native to North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the most common variety of prairie chicken

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Tympanuchus cupido

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prairie chicken, prairie grouse, prairie fowl

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: preeriakana — Tympanuchus cupido
  • German: Präriehuhn — Tympanuchus cupido
  • Hungarian: nagy prérityúk — Tympanuchus cupido
  • Navajo: halgaidę́ę́ʼ dįʼ — Tympanuchus cupido
  • Russian: лугово́й те́терев (lugovój téterev) — Tympanuchus cupido
  • Swedish: större präriehöna — Tympanuchus cupido