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Prairie chicken

noun

Brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies. Synonyms: prairie fowl, prairie grouse.

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greater prairie chicken

lesser prairie chicken

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"Prairie chicken" Quotes from Famous Books

... way I walked or ran, playing with the other little boys, or looking through the ravines to try and find small birds, or a rabbit, or a prairie chicken. Sometimes I rode a colt, too young yet to carry a load, or to be ridden by an older person, yet gentle enough to carry me. In this way I learned ...

— When Buffalo Ran • George Bird Grinnell

Words linked to "Prairie chicken" : Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, prairie grouse, lesser prairie chicken, grouse, Tympanuchus cupido, heath hen, genus Tympanuchus, Tympanuchus cupido cupido, Tympanuchus