guinea fowl

or guin·ea·fowl


noun
  1. any of several African, gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Numidinae, especially 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.

Origin of guinea fowl

1
First recorded in 1645–55; see also turkey

Words Nearby guinea fowl

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How to use guinea fowl in a sentence

  • But just as I got rid of the hens the guinea fowl decided that the weather was getting altogether too severe for outdoor life.

  • But it is as fabricators of new and fiendish noises that the guinea fowl are in a class by themselves.

  • When we start eating these guinea fowl I am going to dissect one to find out what its vocal cords are made of.

  • It is also followed at times for cooking guinea fowl, partridges, pheasants, and similar small birds.

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British Dictionary definitions for guinea fowl

guinea fowl

noun
  1. 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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