gallinaceous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin gallīnāceus, from gallīna (“hen”), itself from gallus (“cock”).
Adjective[edit]
gallinaceous (comparative more gallinaceous, superlative most gallinaceous)
- (zoology) related to the genus Gallus, poultry; notably said of the order Galliformes.