SAGE HEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sage hen mean? 

• SAGE HEN (noun)
  The noun SAGE HEN has 1 sense:

1. large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America

  Familiarity information: SAGE HEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAGE HEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Centrocercus urophasianus; sage grouse; sage hen

Hypernyms ("sage hen" is a kind of...):

grouse (popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet)

Holonyms ("sage hen" is a member of...):

Centrocercus; genus Centrocercus (sage grouse)