单词 | prairie chicken |
释义 | prairie chicken (once / 31351 pages) n WORD FAMILY prairie chicken: prairie chickens USAGE EXAMPLESPrairie grouse is a general term applied to two species of South Dakota game birds, prairie chickens and short-tailed grouse. Washington Times(Sep 16, 2016) There were still prairie chickens around in those days, and they were pecking dirt. Richard Peck, A Long Way from Chicago(1998) However, federal officials say the removal didn't mean authorities had concluded the lesser prairie chicken didn't warrant federal protection for biological reasons. US News(Jul 19, 2016) n brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies Syn|Hypo|Hyper prairie fowl, prairie grouse Tympanuchus cupido, greater prairie chicken the most common variety of prairie chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, lesser prairie chickena smaller prairie chicken of western Texas Tympanuchus cupido cupido, heath henextinct prairie chicken grouse popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet |
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