Definition of peahen
: a female peafowl
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Sometimes, as with peahens and their strutting peacock counterparts, the divergence can be more striking.
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In the Catholic Church hierarchy, men were the peacocks and women were peahens.
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While the tails of peacocks and peahens are extremely different, their feet, for example, are pretty much the same.
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Without a peep, the peahen strutted into the open door of the Royal Oaks Liquor Store in Arcadia on Monday.
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ARCADIA — A peahen broke bottles of wine worth about $500 Monday in an Arcadia liquor store.
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An animal-control officer responded after Ghanem called 911, approaching the peahen with gloves and a fishing net.
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While the tails of peacocks and peahens are extremely different, their feet, for example, are pretty much the same.
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Origin and Etymology of peahen
Middle English pehenne, from pe- + henne hen
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First Known Use: 15th century
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