gallinaceous

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gallīnāceus, from gallīna (hen), itself from gallus (cock).

Adjective

gallinaceous (comparative more gallinaceous, superlative most gallinaceous)

  1. (zoology) related to the genus Gallus, poultry; notably said of the order Galliformes.

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