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peafowl in British English
(ˈpiːˌfaʊl)
nounWord forms: plural -fowls or -fowl
1.
either of two large pheasants, Pavo cristatus (blue peafowl) of India and Sri Lanka and P. muticus (green peafowl) of SE Asia. The males (peacocks) have a characteristic bright plumage
peacock (sense 1)2.
a rare closely related African species, Afropavo congensis (Congo peafowl), both sexes of which are brightly coloured
peafowl in American English
(ˈpiˌfaʊl)
nounWord forms: plural ˈpeaˌfowls or ˈpeaˌfowl
any of various large gallinaceous birds (family Phasianidae) of S Asia, the East Indies, or Africa, as the peacock: now widely domesticated as an ornamental bird
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male animals, female animals, bird, faunarelated words
related adjective pavonine
name of male peacock
name of female peahen
collective noun muster
Nearby words ofpeafowl
- peaceful
- peacefully
- peacemaker
- peafowl
- peak
- peaky
- peal
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