peafowl
English edit
Etymology edit
From pea (“peacock”) + fowl. Compare Icelandic páfugl (“peafowl”), Swedish påfågel (“peafowl”), Danish påfugl (“peafowl”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
peafowl (plural peafowls)
- A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).
Synonyms edit
- peacock (much more common (for both sexes))
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Translations edit
pheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
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