gal·li·na·ceous 
(găl′ə-nāshəs)
(găl′ə-nāshəs)adj.
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the order Galliformes, which includes poultry, pheasants, and grouse.
[From Latin gallīnāceus, of poultry, from gallīna, hen, feminine of gallus, cock; see gal- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
gal′li·nacean n.