JUNGLE FOWL


Meaning of JUNGLE FOWL in English

Any of four species of Asian birds (genus Gallus ) that differ from other species in the pheasant family in having, in the male, a fleshy comb, lobed wattles hanging below the bill, and a high-arched tail.

The red jungle fowl is the ancestor of the chicken . The cock has shining silky plumage, red on the head and back and green-black elsewhere; the hen is rusty brown with speckled neck and minimal comb.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.