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prairie chicken
noun
Definition of PRAIRIE CHICKEN
: 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. pallidicinctus) having reddish neck sacs
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First Known Use of PRAIRIE CHICKEN
1691
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PRAIRIE CHICKEN Defined for Kids
prairie chicken
noun
Definition of PRAIRIE CHICKEN for Kids
: a grouse of the prairies of the central United States
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