# heath hen

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A female black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).
2. Any of an extinct subspecies of grouse that once lived in North America (†Tympanuchus cupido cupido).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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