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noun
One of the former taxonomic order Gallinae (gallinaceous birds) of birds resembling fowl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gallinaceous bird
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bird
Narrower terms: domestic fowl, fowl, poultry, jungle fowl, gallina, ocellated turkey, Agriocharis ocellata, guan, curassow, chachalaca, megapode, mound bird, mound-bird, mound builder, scrub fowl, hoatzin, hoactzin, stinkbird, Opisthocomus hoazin, columbiform bird, game bird
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