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adj
Related to the genus Gallus, poultry; notably said of the order Galliformes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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adjective
of or relating to or resembling a gallinacean
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Borrowed from Latin gallīnāceus, from gallīna (“hen”), itself from gallus (“cock”).
Across languages
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