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prairie chicken
noun
: a grouse (Tympanuchus cupido) chiefly of the tallgrass prairies of the central U.S. with the male having yellowish-orange neck sacs which are inflated during courtship displays
also
: a closely related smaller grouse (T. pallidicinctus) having reddish neck sacs
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Restoring Native Grasslands to Help Birds Olivia Box July 15, 2021
Grassland birds, such as the prairie chicken, plover, and bobolink, need a complex environment of varying structure, area, and grass types.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2025
Lawmakers could pass a bill that includes a rider to delist the lizard or the prairie chicken.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Feb. 2025
The lesser prairie chicken, which was listed in 2023, is similarly a thorn in the side of many Republicans lawmakers.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Feb. 2025
As winter begins to close, nature lovers head to the grasslands around Wray to see the courtship dance of the greater prairie chickens and hear their loud calls.
—Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2024
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2025
Lawmakers could pass a bill that includes a rider to delist the lizard or the prairie chicken.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Feb. 2025
The lesser prairie chicken, which was listed in 2023, is similarly a thorn in the side of many Republicans lawmakers.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Feb. 2025
As winter begins to close, nature lovers head to the grasslands around Wray to see the courtship dance of the greater prairie chickens and hear their loud calls.
—Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Prairie chicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prairie%20chicken. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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