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gallinacean

[ gal-uh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a gallinaceous bird.


gallinacean

/ ˌɡælɪˈneɪʃən /

noun

  1. any gallinaceous bird
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gallinacean1

First recorded in 1835–45; from New Latin Gallinace(ae) name of a group (feminine plural of Latin adjective gallīnāceus) + -an; gallinaceous, -an

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