prairie grouse
31prairie fowl. — See prairie chicken. Also called prairie grouse. [1795 1805, Amer.] …
32Grouse — (grous), n. sing. & pl. [Prob. after the analogy of mouse, mice, fr. the earlier grice, OF. griesche meor hen: cf. F. piegri[ e]che shrike.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family {Tetraonid[ae]}, and subfamily …
33prairie chicken — ☆ prairie chicken n. any of a genus (Tympanuchus) of large, brown and white, henlike grouse with a short, rounded tail, found on the North American prairies and along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico: also prairie hen …
34grouse — grouse1 grouseless, adj. grouselike, adj. /grows/, n., pl. grouse, grouses. 1. any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae. Cf. black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse …
35pomme de prairie — Prairie Prai rie, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil.… …
36prairie — n. a large area of usu. treeless grassland esp. in N. America. Phrases and idioms: prairie chicken (or hen) a N. American grouse, Tympanuchus cupido. prairie dog any N. American rodent of the genus Cynomys, living in burrows and making a barking… …
37prairie chicken — noun Date: 1691 a grouse (Tympanuchus cupido) chiefly of the tallgrass prairies of the central United States with the male having yellowish orange neck sacs which are inflated during courtship displays; also a closely related smaller grouse (T.… …
38prairie chicken — (also prairie hen) noun a large North American grouse found on the prairies. [Genus Tympanuchus: two species.] …
39prairie chicken — prai′rie chick en n. orn either of two gallinaceous birds of central North American grasslands, Tympanuchus cupido or T. pallidicinctus, of the grouse subfamily, noted for the booming sounds made by males during courtship displays • Etymology:… …
40Sharp-tailed Grouse — Taxobox name = Sharp tailed Grouse status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae subfamilia = Tetraoninae genus = Tympanuchus species = T. phasianellus binomial =… …
