Definition of Greater prairie chicken

1. Noun. The most common variety of prairie chicken.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Greater Prairie Chicken

greater multangular bone
greater occipital nerve
greater omentum
greater palatine artery
greater palatine canal
greater palatine foramen
greater palatine groove
greater palatine nerve
greater pectoral muscle
greater pelvis
greater peritoneal cavity
greater peritoneal sac
greater petrosal nerve
greater pichiciego
greater posterior rectus muscle of head
greater prairie chicken (current term)
greater psoas muscle
greater rhomboid muscle
greater ring of iris
greater saphenous vein
greater saphenous veins
greater scaup
greater scaups
greater sciatic notch
greater spearwort
greater splanchnic nerve
greater stitchwort
greater superficial petrosal nerve
greater supraclavicular fossa
greater than

Literary usage of Greater prairie chicken

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark: 194 Essays from the Pages of by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"Indian (6-20-04)* greater prairie-chicken, as above. mountain (6-5-05)* alternate name for sage grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, Bonaparte 1827, ..."

2. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering by Joan Burrelli, Carolyn Arena, Carolyn Shettle, Deborah Fort (1998)
"... including regular game birds (pheasants and ducks) and other species (lesser prairie chicken and the formerly endangered greater prairie chicken). ..."

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