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guinea hen

–noun
1. the female of the guinea fowl.
2. any member of the guinea fowl family.

Origin:
1570–80
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guinea fowl  
n.  Any of several pheasantlike birds of the family Numididae native to Africa, especially a widely domesticated species (Numida meleagris) having blackish plumage marked with many small white spots. Also called guinea hen.

[After the Guinea coast of Africa.]
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