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prairie chicken

[ prair-ee chik-uhn ]
/ ˈprɛər i ˌtʃɪk ən /

noun

either of two North American gallinaceous birds of western prairies, Tympanuchus cupido(greater prairie chicken ), or T. pallidicinctus(lesser prairie chicken ), having brown, black, white, and rufous plumage: both species, once abundant, have diminished greatly in number and are classified as vulnerable.
sharp-tailed grouse.

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Also called prairie fowl, prai·rie grouse [grous] /ˌgraʊs/ .

Origin of prairie chicken

An Americanism dating back to 1685–95

Words nearby prairie chicken

Praia, Prairial, prairie, prairie breaker, prairie button snakeroot, prairie chicken, prairie clover, prairie crab apple, prairie crocus, prairie dog, prairie-dogging
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British Dictionary definitions for prairie chicken

prairie chicken

prairie fowl, prairie grouse or prairie hen

noun

either of two mottled brown-and-white grouse, Tympanuchus cupido or T. pallidicinctus, of North America
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