peafowl
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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))
Hyponyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
pheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
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