noun
Meaning 1
A female black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grey hen
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
heath hen
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of an extinct subspecies of grouse that once lived in North America (†Tympanuchus cupido cupido).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
female black grouse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: greyhen, grayhen, grey hen, gray hen
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: black grouse
noun
Meaning 4
extinct prairie chicken
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Tympanuchus cupido cupido
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prairie chicken, prairie grouse, prairie fowl
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