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GALLINACEAN

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gal⋅li⋅na⋅cean

  [gal-uh-ney-shuhn]
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–noun
a gallinaceous bird.
Origin:
1835–45; < NL Gallinace(ae) name of a group (fem. pl. of L gallīnāceus (adj.) gallinaceous ) + -an
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gal·li·na·ceous   (gāl'ə-nā'shəs)   
adj.  

  1. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the order Galliformes, which includes the common domestic fowl as well as the pheasants, turkeys, and grouse.

  2. Relating to or resembling the domestic fowl.


[From Latin gallīnāceus, of poultry, from gallīna, hen, feminine of gallus, cock; see gal- in Indo-European roots.]
gal'li·na'cean n.
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