prairie fowl

American  

noun

1. prairie chicken.

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Etymology

Origin of prairie fowl

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

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prairie fowl

The landmark measures implemented 21 months ago were aimed at saving the grouse while allowing activities such as energy development, mining and ranching to co-exist with the chicken-sized prairie fowl.

From Reuters ● Jun. 7, 2017

Supporters touted the collaboration as a milestone in efforts to save the grouse and its vanishing sagebrush habitat while allowing activities such as energy development, mining and ranching to co-exist with the chicken-sized prairie fowl.

From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2015

In a few years the conspicuous prairie fowl will exist only in the naturalists' books.

From Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by Various

Our game to-day consisted of two deer, an elk, and a prairie fowl.

From History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. by Paul Allen

During the first few days they were in the outskirts of the settled country, and shot only small game—quail and prairie fowl; then they began to kill turkey, deer, and antelope.

From Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches by Theodore Roosevelt

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