peafowl

pea·fowl  (pfoul)

n. pl. peafowl or pea·fowls

Either of two large pheasants, Pavo cristatus of India and Sri Lanka or P. muticus of southeast Asia.

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[pea(cock) + fowl.]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

peafowl - very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird bird of Juno pheasant - large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere genus Pavo, Pavo - peafowl pea-chick, peachick - a young 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

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peafowl noun

Related words
adjective pavonine
male peacock
female peahen
collective noun muster