Attwater's prairie chicken

noun

A highly endangered subspecies, Tympanuchus cupido attwateri, of the greater prairie chicken.

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Meanings

nounAttwater's prairie chicken (plural Attwater's prairie chickens)

plural Attwater's prairie chickens

  1. A highly endangered subspecies, Tympanuchus cupido attwateri, of the greater prairie chicken.

Origin

Named after the naturalist Henry Philemon Attwater.

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Attwater's prairie chicken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Attwater's%20prairie%20chicken

MLA

“Attwater's prairie chicken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Attwater's%20prairie%20chicken. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Attwater's prairie chicken,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Attwater's%20prairie%20chicken.

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