/pee"fowl'/ , n. , pl. peafowls , ( esp. collectively ) peafowl .
any of several gallinaceous birds of the genera Pavo, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, and the East Indies, and Afropavo, of Africa. Cf. peacock, peahen .
[ 1795-1805; pea (see PEACOCK) + FOWL ]