junglefowl

See also: jungle fowl

English

Alternative forms

• jungle fowl

Etymology

jungle +‎ fowl

Noun

junglefowl (plural junglefowl or junglefowls)

1. Any of four semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds of the genus Gallus, native to southeast Asia, including the red junglefowl or domestic chicken.

   The red junglefowl is said to be the original “chicken” from which all domestic chickens are descended, based on comments and observations made by Darwin.

Hyponyms

• chicken

Derived terms

• green junglefowl (Gallus varius)
• grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
• red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
• Sri Lanka junglefowl, Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii)

Translations

bird

• Malayalam: കാട്ടുകോഴി (ml) (kāṭṭukōḻi)
• Welsh: ffowlyn jyngl