peafowl

[pee-foul]

pea·fowl

[pee-foul]
noun, plural pea·fowls, (especially collectively) pea·fowl.
any of several gallinaceous birds of the genera Pavo, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, and the East Indies, and Afropavo, of Africa.
Compare peacock, peahen.


Origin:
1795–1805; pea (see peacock) + fowl
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Peafowl is always a great word to know.
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peafowl (ˈpiːˌfaʊl)
 
n , pl -fowls, -fowl
1.  See peacock either of two large pheasants, Pavo cristatus (blue peafowl) of India and Ceylon and P. muticus (green peafowl) of SE Asia. The males (peacocks) have a characteristic bright plumage
2.  a rare closely related African species, Afropavo congensis (Congo peafowl), both sexes of which are brightly coloured

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