guinea fowl

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guinea fowl

noun

Definition of GUINEA FOWL

: an African bird (Numida meleagris) related to the pheasants, raised for food in many parts of the world, and marked by a bare neck and head and slaty plumage speckled with white; broadly : any of several related birds

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First Known Use of GUINEA FOWL

1749

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