prairie grouse

/ˌprɛri graʊs/
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Definitions of prairie grouse
  1. noun
    brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
    synonyms: prairie chicken, prairie fowl
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    types:
    Tympanuchus cupido, greater prairie chicken
    the most common variety of prairie chicken
    Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, lesser prairie chicken
    a smaller prairie chicken of western Texas
    Tympanuchus cupido cupido, heath hen
    extinct prairie chicken
    type of:
    grouse
    popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
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