peahen

[ pee-hen ]

/ ˈpiˌhɛn /

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noun

the female peafowl.

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Origin of peahen

First recorded in 1375–1425, peahen is from the late Middle English word pehenne.See peacock, hen

Pea′chick, the young of the pea-fowl; Pea′cock-fish, a variegated labroid fish; Pea′-fowl, the peacock or peahen.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
His son went into the world to search everywhere for his peahen, taking only one servant to serve him.
Serbian Folk-lore|Anonymous
At length he resolved to go and look after his peahen, and never to come back again unless he should find her.
Serbian Folk-lore|Anonymous
The peahen usually lays from four to six eggs—rarely more than eight or ten.
Our Domestic Birds|John H. Robinson

Then the girl turned again into a peahen, and flew away with the other eight.
Serbian Folk-lore|Anonymous