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SPRIGTAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sprigtail mean?
• SPRIGTAIL (noun)
The noun SPRIGTAIL has 1 sense:
1. large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America
Familiarity information: SPRIGTAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Pedioecetes phasianellus; sharp-tailed grouse; sprig tail; sprigtail
Hypernyms ("sprigtail" is a kind of...):
grouse (popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet)
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