| 单词 | prairie fowl |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprairie fowl prairie fowl n. = prairie grouse n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > genus Tympanuchus > tympanuchus cupido (prairie-chicken) pheasant1625 mountain cock1791 prairie fowl1804 prairie hen1804 prairie cock1805 pinnated grouse1811 chicken1812 prairie chicken1832 prairie grouse1851 1804 W. Clark Jrnl. 9 Jan. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1986) 153 Killed Prary fowl. 1866 New Jersey Laws 681 No person shall..kill, or take, or destroy any pinnated grouse, commonly called prairie fowl. 1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. 1 4 Sometimes they [sc. air-sacs] form large inflatable sacs on the throat, as, for instance, in the Prairie-fowls. 1999 Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 12 July a11/1 Before stepping into the field, hunters must have a special permit to hunt these prairie fowl [sc. sage grouse]. < as lemmas |
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