Meaning Of The Word Peafowl
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Peafowl Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Peafowl?
peafowl in American English
any of various large gallinaceous birds (family Phasianidae) of S Asia, the East Indies, or Africa, as the peacock: now widely domesticated as an ornamental bird noun: any of several gallinaceous birds of the genera Pavo, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, and the East Indies, and Afropavo, of Africa peafowl in British English noun: either of two large pheasants, Pavo cristatus ( blue peafowl) of India and Sri Lanka and P. muticus ( green peafowl) of SE Asia. The males (peacocks) have a characteristic bright plumage |
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