prairie fowl

prairie fowl

Also called prairie grouse.


Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism
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Prairie fowl is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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prairie chicken, prairie fowl, prairie grouse or prairie hen
 
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either of two mottled brown-and-white grouse, Tympanuchus cupido or T. pallidicinctus, of North America
 
prairie fowl, prairie fowl, prairie grouse or prairie hen
 
n
 
prairie grouse, prairie fowl, prairie grouse or prairie hen
 
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prairie hen, prairie fowl, prairie grouse or prairie hen
 
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