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sharp tailed grouse

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sharp-tailed grouse

[shahrp-teyld]
–noun
a grouse, Pedioecetes phasianellus, of prairies and open forests of western North America, similar in size to the prairie chicken but with a more pointed tail.
Also called sprigtail.


Origin:
1775–85, Americanism
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