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heath hen
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heath hen

–noun
1. an American gallinaceous bird, Tympanuchus cupido cupido, closely related to the prairie chicken: extinct.
2. the female of the black grouse.

Origin:
1585–95
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heath hen  
n.   A subspecies of the prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido subsp. cupido) that became extinct in eastern North America during the first part of the 20th century.
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heath hen

noun
1. extinct prairie chicken 
2. female black grouse [syn: greyhen

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