lesser prairie chicken
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- noun
- /ˈlɛsər ˈprɛəri ˈtʃɪkɪn/
- Specialized
:
gallo de las praderas menor
- Now we want to find the optimal levels of sage that would increase lesser prairie chickens while maintaining livestock production.
- female lesser prairie chicken
- lesser prairie chicken habitat
- lesser prairie chicken habitat selection
Examples
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Our work confirms that lesser prairie-chicken space use can be driven by low levels of tree encroachment.
Academic text (2016) -
With this (range-wide) methodology, we can say with some certainty, this is the range of the lesser prairie chicken.
Blog text (25) -
We captured 58 female lesser prairie-chickens in the Red Hills of Kansas during 2013 and 2014.
Academic text (2016) -
Our study is the first to investigate the effect of trees on female lesser prairie-chicken space use, nest site selection, and nest survival.
Academic text (2016) -
We hypothesized that lesser prairie-chickens would behave similarly to the presence of any tree, regardless of species.
Academic text (2016) -
Used locations were defined as a place where a female lesser prairie-chicken was estimated to be by the PTT or by telemetry.
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Once areas occupied by lesser prairie-chickens have been cleared of trees, moving into unoccupied areas could provide additional habitat, and these areas may be colonized.
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We used a 35-day exposure period to incorporate a mean incubation and laying period for lesser prairie chickens.
Academic text (2016) -
Gillen says this push was sparked by a decrease in lesser prairie chickens, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, which are grassland-nesting birds being considered for listing as a threatened species.
Academic text (2005) -
The lesser prairie chicken is primarily found in the grasslands of western Texas.
Synonyms
A small prairie bird like a chicken that lives in western Texas
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'lesser' (smaller) + 'prairie' (grassland) + 'chicken' (a bird), so its meaning — a smaller prairie-dwelling chicken species — is directly inferable from the parts. This is a straightforward nominal compound pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should understand the MWE without prior exposure.
Etymology
Lesser prairie chicken may come from a simple description: lesser means 'smaller than another', prairie means 'open grassland', and chicken names the kind of bird. So the name points to a small bird that lives on the prairie, which is why we use it for that species.