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lesser prairie chicken

lesser prairie chicken noun: a bird of the grouse family (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), slightly smaller and paler than its near relative the greater prairie chicken.

Noun

lesser prairie chicken (plural lesser prairie chickens)

  1. A bird of the grouse family (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), slightly smaller and paler than its near relative the greater prairie chicken.

Forms of lesser prairie chicken

plurallesser prairie chickens

Questions about lesser prairie chicken

What does lesser prairie chicken mean?
Lesser prairie chicken means a bird of the grouse family (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), slightly smaller and paler than its near relative the greater prairie chicken.
What part of speech is lesser prairie chicken?
Lesser prairie chicken is a noun.
What is the plural of lesser prairie chicken?
The plural of lesser prairie chicken is lesser prairie chickens.

Words near lesser prairie chicken in the dictionary

  1. lesser pandas
  2. lesser petrosal nerve
  3. Lesser Poland
  4. Lesser Poland Province
  5. Lesser Poland Voivodeship
  6. lesser prairie chicken
  7. lesser prairie chickens
  8. lesser redpoll
  9. lesser redpolls
  10. lesser rhea
  11. lesser rheas

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