| prairie chicken n. Either of two birds (Tympanuchus cupido or T. pallidicinctus) of the grouse family, found in western North America and having deep-chested bodies and mottled brownish plumage. |
prairie chicken, fowl, grouse, hen
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two mottled brown-and-white grouse, Tympanuchus cupido or T. pallidicinctus, of North America
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| Noun | 1. |  prairie chicken - brown mottled North American grouse of western prairiesgrouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet genus Tympanuchus, Tympanuchus - prairie chickens greater prairie chicken, Tympanuchus cupido - the most common variety of prairie chicken lesser prairie chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus - a smaller prairie chicken of western Texas heath hen, Tympanuchus cupido cupido - extinct prairie chicken |
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