prairie chicken

English - Turkish

Definition of prairie chicken in English Turkish dictionary: kır tavuğu; (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) çayırtavuğu
greater prairie chicken: büyük çayır tavuğu
greater prairie chicken: büyük cayır tavuğu

English - English

Definition of prairie chicken in English English dictionary: Either of two species of flightless bird of the genus Tympanuchus, native to the prairies of North America, the greater and lesser prairie chickens; Either of two birds (Tympanuchus cupido or T. pallidicinctus) of the grouse family, found in western North America and having deep-chested bodies and mottled brownish plumage. Either of two species of North American grouse (genus Tympanuchus) noted for lek displays (group courtship displays). The greater prairie chicken is about 18 in. (45 cm) long and may weigh almost 2 lbs (1 kg). Its brown plumage is strongly barred below, and it has a short, rounded, dark tail. It occurs locally from Saskatchewan to coastal Texas and Louisiana; northernmost birds are somewhat migratory. The eastern subspecies, the heath hen, is extinct. The lesser prairie chicken, smaller and paler, inhabits the arid western central Great Plains. The sharp-tailed grouse (Pedioecetes) is locally called prairie chicken; brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
The prairie chicken: whitebelly
greater prairie chicken: the most common variety of prairie chicken
lesser prairie chicken: a smaller prairie chicken of western Texas
prairie chickens: tympanuchus

prairie chicken

Hyphenation

prai·rie chick·en

preri çîkın

/ˈprerē ˈʧəkən/ /ˈprɛriː ˈʧɪkən/

() prairie + chicken

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