greater prairie chicken
Great·er prai·rie chick·en
G g Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [grey-ter prair-ee chik-uh n]
- /ˈgreɪ tər ˈprɛər i ˈtʃɪk ən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [grey-ter prair-ee chik-uh n]
- /ˈgreɪ tər ˈprɛər i ˈtʃɪk ən/
Definitions of greater prairie chicken words
- noun greater prairie chicken either of two North American gallinaceous birds of western prairies, Tympanuchus cupido (greater prairie chicken) or T. pallidicinctus (lesser prairie chicken) having rufous, brown, black, and white plumage. 1
- noun greater prairie chicken sharp-tailed grouse. 1
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Origin of greater prairie chicken
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1685-95
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greater prairie chicken popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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