Tympanuchus

noun

Tym·​pa·​nu·​chus

ˌtimpəˈn(y)ükəs

: a genus of American grouse consisting of the prairie chickens

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek tympanon drum + -ochos (from echein to have, hold)

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