prairie chicken
prairie chicken · prairie chickens
Präriehuhn
Any of the genus Tympanuchus of grouse, native to the prairies of North AmericaAny of the genus Tympanuchus of grouse, native to the prairies of North America: Greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) including the extinct heath hen
Meaning
3 sensesAny of the genus Tympanuchus of grouse, native to the prairies of North America
Greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) including the extinct heath hen
Präriehuhn
Lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus)
Sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)
More definitions
- brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
flightless bird of the genus Tympanuchus:
Origin
From prairie + chicken.From prairie + chicken.
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Forms
plural: prairie chickens| Singular | prairie chicken |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies:prairie grouseprairie fowl