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Gallus gallus
(redirected from Red Junglefowl)

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Noun1.Gallus gallus - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggsGallus gallus - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
domestic fowl, fowl, poultry - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
chick, biddy - young bird especially of domestic fowl
rooster, cock - adult male chicken
capon - castrated male chicken
biddy, hen - adult female chicken
spring chicken - a young chicken having tender meat
Rhode Island red - American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken
Dominick, Dominique - American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
Orpington - English breed of large chickens with white skin
chicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food
2.Gallus gallus - a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered ancestral to the domestic fowl
gallina, jungle fowl - small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl


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For their study, the researchers collected natural ejaculates from dominate and subordinate red junglefowl males housed at the University of Stockholm.
This time-warped island can be accessed via bumboats (local boat) to Ubin Island and hunt for the local attractions like Red Junglefowl, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Laced Woodpecker, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Straw-headed Bulbul, Mangrove Pitta and Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker.
The red junglefowl, native to Southeast Asia, belongs to the same species as the world's domesticated chicken flocks, explains Richard Wilson of Washington University School of Medicine in St.
 
 
 
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