PEAFOWL

peafowl, bird of Juno

(noun) very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

peafowl (plural peafowls)

A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).

Synonyms

• peacock (much more common (for both sexes))

Hyponyms

• peacock (male or female peafowl)

• peahen (female peafowl)

• peachick (young or baby peafowl)

Source: Wiktionary


Pea"fowl`, n. Etym: [See Peacock.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The peacock or peahen; any species of Pavo.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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