pea·fowl (p  foul )n. pl. peafowl or pea·fowls Either of two large pheasants, Pavo cristatus of India and Sri Lanka or P. muticus of southeast Asia. |
peafowl [ˈpiːˌfaʊl]
n pl -fowls, -fowl
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two large pheasants, Pavo cristatus (blue peafowl) of India and Ceylon and P. muticus (green peafowl) of SE Asia. The males (see peacock (sense 1)) have a characteristic bright plumage
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a rare closely related African species, Afropavo congensis (Congo peafowl), both sexes of which are brightly coloured
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| Noun | 1. |  peafowl - very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental birdpheasant - large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere genus Pavo, Pavo - peafowl peacock - male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots peahen - female peafowl blue peafowl, Pavo cristatus - peafowl of India and Ceylon green peafowl, Pavo muticus - peafowl of southeast Asia |
peafowl noun
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