PEAFOWL


Meaning of PEAFOWL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpē-ˌfau̇(-ə)l ]

noun

Etymology: pea- (as in peacock ) + fowl

Date: 1804

: either of two very large terrestrial pheasants ( Pavo cristatus and P. muticus ) of southeastern Asia and India that are often reared as ornamental fowls

[

peafowl: A female; B male

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