guinea fowl
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guinea fowl¹
- /ˈɡɪni ˌfaʊl/
Where it comes from
Named after Guinea as it was imported from there.
noun guinea fowls · guinea fowl · Guinea fowl · guinea-fowl · guineafowl
- Any of several African birds of the family Numididae (6 species) resembling partridges. A tiny white head with a small red wattle hanging from its beak was peeking into our tent. It whistled softly. I laughed. A guinea fowl.
- The meat of this bird. While Lawrence had given her the uncut version of his divorce, she had stolidly munched her way through a vast plate of guinea fowl stuffed with foie gras, boulangère potatoes and a wigwam of French beans.
Guinea fowl²
noun Guinea fowls · Guinea fowl
- Alternative letter-case form of guinea fowl And it is not a little ſurpriſing that the Guinea fowls, which are real natives of the country, and are ſoon domeſticated, ſhould be neglected by them; for it is never ſeen tame but in poſſeſſion of the Whites, or of thoſe who adopt their manners.
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noun bird
| Español | gallina de Guinea, pintada, gallineta |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | kanga, kororo |
| Português | galinha-d'angola, galinha-da-índia, galinha-da-guiné, pintada, estou-fraca, cocar |
| Français | pintade |
| Deutsch | Perlhuhn |
| Italiano | faraona |
| Ελληνικά | φραγκόκοτα fragkókota |
| Română | bibilică, pichire |
| Русский | цеса́рка cesárka |
| العربية | غِرْغِر ḡirḡir |
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