tarentaaln.
/tarənˈtɑːl/, U.S. /ˌtɛrənˈtɑl/, South African English /tʌrənˈtɑːl/, /tærənˈtɑːl/ South African.
Either of two guineafowl of the family Numididæ, the crowned guineafowl, Numida meleagris, or the crested guineafowl, Guttera edouardi, both found in southern Africa.
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1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. xv. 364 The missionaries have a few domestic fowls..and Guinea hens or Pintadoes, which are called by the quaint name of Jan Tadentaal.]
1827 T. Philipps Scenes in Albany 99 Ten guinea-fowl..called here, by the Hottentots, tarentalls.
1906 W. L. Sclater Birds S. Afr. IV. 228 Crowned Guinea-fowl... ‘Tarantal’ of Dutch.
1948 H. V. Morton In Search of S. Afr. ix. 282 We would walk over the veld watching the guinea-fowl, the tarentaal, pour away into the mealies.
1953 U. Krige Dream & Desert 187 Great Oupa, whose ear was so acute he could hear from the front stoep the call of a tarentaal against the ridge, slowly opened his eyes.
1958 G. R. McLachlan & R. Liversidge Roberts's Birds S. Afr. (rev. ed.) 100 Crowned Guinea-Fowl. Tarentaal. Numida meleagris..The only Guinea-fowl in our area with a casque on the head.
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