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单词 prairie chicken
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Definition of prairie chicken in English:

prairie chicken

(also prairie hen)
noun
  • A large North American grouse found on the prairies, the male being noted for the display dance in which it inflates two orange neck pouches and makes a booming sound.

    北美草原松鸡

    Genus Tympanuchus, family Tetraonidae: two species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's not, of course, made with real prairie chicken.
    • There were the sheep, deer, grouse of some kind, some sort of prairie chicken in full peacock-like display, bald eagles, hawks, coyote and even some elk that I saw on the way home.
    • Results for the prairie chicken indicated that a single vital rate consistently had greatest effect on population growth.
    • Our larder… is helped out by prairie chicken, quail, and a very small amount of venison, each in its season.
    • Cattle grazed the pastures where prairie hens, quail and coyote roamed.

Definition of prairie chicken in US English:

prairie chicken

(also prairie hen)
nounˈprerē ˈCHikən
  • A large North American grouse found on the prairies, the male being noted for the display dance in which it inflates two orange neck pouches and makes a booming sound.

    北美草原松鸡

    Genus Tympanuchus, family Tetraonidae: two species, in particular the greater prairie chicken (T. cupido)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's not, of course, made with real prairie chicken.
    • There were the sheep, deer, grouse of some kind, some sort of prairie chicken in full peacock-like display, bald eagles, hawks, coyote and even some elk that I saw on the way home.
    • Results for the prairie chicken indicated that a single vital rate consistently had greatest effect on population growth.
    • Cattle grazed the pastures where prairie hens, quail and coyote roamed.
    • Our larder… is helped out by prairie chicken, quail, and a very small amount of venison, each in its season.
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