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Attwater's prairie chicken

Attwater's prairie chicken noun: a highly endangered subspecies, Tympanuchus cupido attwateri, of the greater prairie chicken.

Noun

Attwater's prairie chicken (plural Attwater's prairie chickens)

  1. A highly endangered subspecies, Tympanuchus cupido attwateri, of the greater prairie chicken.

Forms of Attwater's prairie chicken

pluralAttwater's prairie chickens

Origin of Attwater's prairie chicken

Named after the naturalist Henry Philemon Attwater.

Questions about Attwater's prairie chicken

What does Attwater's prairie chicken mean?
Attwater's prairie chicken means a highly endangered subspecies, Tympanuchus cupido attwateri, of the greater prairie chicken.
What part of speech is Attwater's prairie chicken?
Attwater's prairie chicken is a noun.
What is the plural of Attwater's prairie chicken?
The plural of Attwater's prairie chicken is Attwater's prairie chickens.

Words near Attwater's prairie chicken in the dictionary

  1. attuneth
  2. Attunga
  3. attuning
  4. attunings
  5. Attwater
  6. Attwater's prairie chicken
  7. Attwater's prairie chickens
  8. Attwaters
  9. Attwood
  10. Attwoods
  11. atty

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