prairie fowl
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of prairie fowl
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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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
The prairie fowl is seen in great numbers on the prairies in the summer, and about the corn fields in the winter.
From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by John Mason Peck
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
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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