greater prairie chicken

noun

Tympanuchus cupido, a large bird in the grouse family native to North America.

Similar
pinnated grouseprairie grouseTympanuchus cupido
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Meanings

noungreater prairie chicken (plural greater prairie chickens)

plural greater prairie chickens

  1. Tympanuchus cupido, a large bird in the grouse family native to North America.

    Synonyms: pinnated grouse, prairie grouse

Synonyms & antonyms

nounTympanuchus cupido, a large bird in the grouse family native to North America.

Similar
pinnated grouseprairie grouse

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe most common variety of prairie chicken

Similar
Tympanuchus cupido
Broader
prairie chickenprairie grouseprairie fowl

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish preeriakana
  • preeriakanaTympanuchus cupido
German Präriehuhn
  • PräriehuhnTympanuchus cupido
Hungarian nagy prérityúk
  • nagy prérityúkTympanuchus cupido
Russian лугово́й те́терев
  • лугово́й те́терев (lugovój téterev)Tympanuchus cupido
Swedish större präriehöna
  • större präriehönaTympanuchus cupido
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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