peafowl

pea·fowl

P0133200 (pē′foul′)n. pl. peafowl or pea·fowls Any of three large pheasants, Pavo cristatus of India and Sri Lanka, P. muticus of South and Southeast Asia, or Afropavo congensis of central Africa.

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[pea(cock) + fowl.]

peafowl

(ˈpiːˌfaʊl) n, pl -fowls or -fowl1. (Animals) 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. See peacock¹2. (Animals) a rare closely related African species, Afropavo congensis (Congo peafowl), both sexes of which are brightly coloured

pea•fowl

(ˈpiˌfaʊl)

n., pl. -fowls, (esp. collectively) -fowl. any of several large gallinaceous birds of the genera Pavo, of S and SE Asia, and Afropavo, of central Africa. Compare peacock, peahen. [1795–1805]

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peafowl - very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental birdbird of Junopheasant - large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewheregenus Pavo, Pavo - peafowlpeachick, pea-chick - a young peafowlpeacock - male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spotspeahen - female peafowlblue peafowl, Pavo cristatus - peafowl of India and Ceylongreen peafowl, Pavo muticus - peafowl of southeast Asia

peafowl

nounRelated words
adjective pavonine
male peacock
female peahen
collective noun muster

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