genus Tympanuchus

genus Tympanuchus
noun
prairie chickens
Syn: ↑Tympanuchus
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Tetraonidae, ↑family Tetraonidae
Member Meronyms: ↑prairie chicken, ↑prairie grouse, ↑prairie fowl

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  • Tympanuchus — Taxobox name = Tympanuchus image width = 200px image caption = Male Lesser Prairie chicken ( T. pallidicinctus ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae subfamilia = Tetraoninae genus =… …   Wikipedia

  • Tympanuchus Americanus — Prairie Prai rie, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tympanuchus cupido — Prairie Prai rie, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tympanuchus — noun prairie chickens • Syn: ↑genus Tympanuchus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tetraonidae, ↑family Tetraonidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen …   Useful english dictionary

  • Grouse — Male Sage Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus Scientific classification Kingdom: Anima …   Wikipedia

  • Sharp-tailed Grouse — Taxobox name = Sharp tailed Grouse status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae subfamilia = Tetraoninae genus = Tympanuchus species = T. phasianellus binomial =… …   Wikipedia

  • Heath Hen — Taxobox name = Heath Hen status = EX extinct = 1932 image caption = Stuffed specimen at Boston Museum of Science regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Tetraonidae genus = Tympanuchus species = T. cupido… …   Wikipedia

  • prairie fowl — noun brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies • Syn: ↑prairie chicken, ↑prairie grouse • Hypernyms: ↑grouse • Hyponyms: ↑greater prairie chicken, ↑Tympanuchus cupido, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • prairie grouse — noun brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies • Syn: ↑prairie chicken, ↑prairie fowl • Hypernyms: ↑grouse • Hyponyms: ↑greater prairie chicken, ↑Tympanuchus cupido, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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