sage hen

sage hen
noun
large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America
• Hypernyms: ↑grouse
• Member Holonyms: ↑Centrocercus, ↑genus Centrocercus

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noun
1. : sage grouse; specifically : the female sage grouse
2. usually capitalized S&H : nevadan — used as a nickname

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the sage grouse, esp. the female.
[1835-45, Amer.]

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sage hen,
sage grouse, especially the female.

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