单词	jungle fowl
释义	jungle fowl noun : any of several Asian wild birds (genus Gallus) related to the pheasants especially : a bird (G. gallus) of southeastern Asia from which domestic chickens have probably descended Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web In 2020, a study confirmed that the living chicken’s ancestor was the jungle fowl subspecies, Gallus gallus spaedicus, narrowing the area of domestication to Southeast Asia. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2022 Biologist Charles Darwin first proposed that chickens may have descended from the red jungle fowl because of their similar appearances, per Science. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2022 Chickens may be the most populous bird on the planet while their ancestor, the red jungle fowl, persists only in a few limited habitats. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2022 But many wondered how red jungle fowl—known to be chickens' wild ancestors—could suddenly appear more than 1,000 miles from their native range in Southeast Asia. Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 26 May 2020 Based on genetic studies, the chicken is thought to have been domesticated from a descendant of three or four species of jungle fowl (Gallus) from Southeast and South Asia. Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2020 Most researchers believe that Gallus gallus, the red jungle fowl, was first domesticated in East or Southeast Asia. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2017 The first chickens, Asian jungle fowl, were domesticated some 6,000 years ago. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 May 2017 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1825, in the meaning defined above
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