peafowl
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peafowls,
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peafowl
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noun
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either of two large pheasants, Pavo cristatus ( blue peafowl ) of India and Ceylon and P. muticus ( green peafowl ) of SE Asia. The males (peacocks) have a characteristic bright plumage See peacock
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a rare closely related African species, Afropavo congensis ( Congo peafowl ), both sexes of which are brightly coloured
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As of the city’s 2025 peafowl census, there were 216 of the birds across six neighborhoods, up from 165 last year — a 31% increase.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025
Wild peafowl can live as long as 25 years.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024
In the affluent village of Pinecrest, the peafowl found larger lots with plenty of greenery that were far more to their liking.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
Nearly 100 peafowl walk freely around the zoo’s grounds.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
I looked up as I ran under some trees, otherwise peafowl might excrete on me.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Two months after the public forum, the fate of Monterey Hills’ peafowls was sealed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2023
In a phone interview, the 10-year-old said she’ll see two to three peafowls on a typical walk to school and believes they make South Pasadena special.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2023
Over the years nonnative visitors have included the mourning gecko, domestic ducks, cattle egrets, parakeets, peafowls and grackles.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 1, 2017
The school has an agricultural program and many animals on its campus, including, as it turns out, two peafowls.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2012
In India it is a universal belief among sportsmen that wherever peafowls are common, there tiger will be found.
From Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Roy Chapman Andrews
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