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spruce hen

spruce hen noun: synonym of spruce grouse (Dendrapagus canadensis).

Noun

spruce hen (plural spruce hen or spruce hens)

  1. Synonym of spruce grouse (Dendrapagus canadensis)
    • Well, I had the damndest time pointing that spruce hen out to Buck.2010 -, Kitty Noirot, Noirot’s Call of the Moose: The Biography of Clark Noirot, →ISBN
    • My other brother Gust Jensen and his friend, Paul Zachar, were out hunting for spruce hen, too.2013, Barbara Atwater, Walter's Story: Pedro Bay, Alaska -- Past, Present, and Distant Memories, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    spruce grouse

Synonyms of spruce hen

Forms of spruce hen

pluralspruce hen
pluralspruce hens

Questions about spruce hen

What does spruce hen mean?
Spruce hen means synonym of spruce grouse (Dendrapagus canadensis).
What part of speech is spruce hen?
Spruce hen is a noun.
What is the plural of spruce hen?
The plural of spruce hen is spruce hen.

Words near spruce hen in the dictionary

  1. spruce grouse
  2. spruce grouses
  3. Spruce Grove
  4. spruce gum
  5. Spruce Head
  6. spruce hen
  7. spruce hens
  8. spruce pine
  9. spruce pines
  10. spruce siskin
  11. spruce siskins

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