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noun
Any of the genus Tympanuchus of grouse, native to the prairies of North America
greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) including the extinct heath hen
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of the genus Tympanuchus of grouse, native to the prairies of North America
lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus)
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noun
Any of the genus Tympanuchus of grouse, native to the prairies of North America
sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)
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noun
brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: prairie grouse, prairie fowl
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Broader terms: grouse
Narrower terms: greater prairie chicken, Tympanuchus cupido, lesser prairie chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, heath hen, Tympanuchus cupido cupido
History
From prairie + chicken.
Across languages
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