sharp-tailed grouse

American  

[shahrp-teyld] / ˈʃɑrpˌteɪld /

noun

1. a grouse, Pedioecetes phasianellus, of prairies and open forests of western North America, similar in size to the prairie chicken but with a more pointed tail.

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Etymology

Origin of sharp-tailed grouse

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

The land helps to reestablish the connection between the reservation and the Cascades and helps create a corridor for wildlife like the lynx, which are being reintroduced, and sharp-tailed grouse and potentially wolverines.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2022

But what, he wondered out loud, would the sharp-tailed grouse that love to roost in these trees, eating seeds and buds, live on this coming winter?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2021

Officials estimate the flames have also killed 30% to 70% of the state’s sage grouse and sharp-tailed grouse, birds that also depend on sagebrush.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 30, 2020

Similar trends have been at play for sharp-tailed grouse in Michigan and eastern Minnesota.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2020

Kansas: To all of those named in my previous list that are not actually extinct, I might add the prairie hen, the lesser prairie hen, as well as the prairie sharp-tailed grouse and the wood-duck.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple