Meaning Of The Word Guinea fowl

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What's The Definition Of Guinea fowl?

guinea fowl
countable noun: A guinea fowl is a large grey African bird that is often eaten as food.

guinea fowl in American English
any of a family (Numididae) of gallinaceous African birds with a featherless head, rounded body, and dark feathers spotted with white, esp. the widespread domesticated species (Numida meleagris)
noun: any of several African, gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Numidinae, esp. a common species, Numida meleagris, that has a bony casque on the head and dark gray plumage spotted with white and that is now domesticated and raised for its flesh and eggs

guinea fowl in British English
noun: any gallinaceous bird, esp Numida meleagris, of the family Numididae of Africa and SW Asia, having a dark plumage mottled with white, a naked head and neck, and a heavy rounded body

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