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greater prairie chicken

greater prairie chicken noun: tympanuchus cupido, a large bird in the grouse family native to North America.

Noun

greater prairie chicken (plural greater prairie chickens)

  1. Tympanuchus cupido, a large bird in the grouse family native to North America.
    Synonyms:
    pinnated grouse, prairie grouse

Synonyms of greater prairie chicken

  • pinnated grouse
  • prairie grouse

Forms of greater prairie chicken

pluralgreater prairie chickens

Questions about greater prairie chicken

What does greater prairie chicken mean?
Greater prairie chicken means tympanuchus cupido, a large bird in the grouse family native to North America.
What part of speech is greater prairie chicken?
Greater prairie chicken is a noun.
What is the plural of greater prairie chicken?
The plural of greater prairie chicken is greater prairie chickens.

Words near greater prairie chicken in the dictionary

  1. greater plantain
  2. greater plantains
  3. Greater Poland
  4. Greater Poland Province
  5. Greater Poland Voivodeship
  6. greater prairie chicken
  7. greater prairie chickens
  8. greater rhea
  9. greater rheas
  10. greater roadrunner
  11. greater roadrunners

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