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heath hen
(redirected from Tymphanucus cupido cupido)

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heath hen
n.
A subspecies of the prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido subsp. cupido) that became extinct in eastern North America during the first part of the 20th century.
heath hen
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for greyhen
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a recently extinct variety of the prairie chicken
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Noun1.heath hen - extinct prairie chickenheath hen - extinct prairie chicken              
Tympanuchus cupido cupido
prairie chicken, prairie fowl, prairie grouse - brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
2.heath hen - female black grouseheath hen - female black grouse                  
gray hen, grayhen, grey hen, greyhen
black grouse - grouse of which the male is bluish-black
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