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prairie chicken

noun

either of two North American gallinaceous birds of western prairies, Tympanuchus cupido (greater prairie chicken), or T. pallidicinctus (lesser prairie chicken), having rufous, brown, black, and white plumage.
sharp-tailed grouse.

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Words nearby prairie chicken

praia, prairial, prairie, prairie breaker, prairie button snakeroot, prairie chicken, prairie clover, prairie crab apple, prairie crocus, prairie dog, prairie falcon

Origin of prairie chicken

An Americanism dating back to 1685–95
Also called prairie fowl, prairie grouse.
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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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