Definition of Guinea fowl

1. Noun. A west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world.

Exact synonyms: Guinea, Numida Meleagris
Generic synonyms: Domestic Fowl, Fowl, Poultry
Group relationships: Genus Numida, Numida
Specialized synonyms: Guinea Hen
Terms within: Guinea Hen

Definition of Guinea fowl

1. Noun. Any of several African birds of the family Numididae (6 species) resembling partridges. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Guinea Fowl

guimbards
guimp
guimpe
guimped
guimpes
guimping
guimps
guinea
guinea-bissau
guinea-fowl
guinea-hen flower
guinea-pig
guinea-worm
guinea corn yaws
guinea flower
guinea fowl
guinea fowls
guinea gold
guinea gold vine
guinea green B
guinea hen
guinea hen weed
guinea keet
guinea keets
guinea pig
guinea pigs
guineafowl
guineafowls
guineapig
guineapigs

Literary usage of Guinea fowl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. In Darkest Africa; Or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"... sick encampment —Randy and the guinea fowl —Scarcity of food—Illness caused by the forest pears—Fanciful menus—More ..."

2. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1859)
"... Great Bassam and Assine to the French • guinea fowl and ... and SV GUINEA FOWL, or PINTADO, a gallinaceous bird, of the turkey family, ..."

3. On the Genesis of Species by Saint George Jackson Mivart (1871)
"The guinea-fowl.—Exceptional causes of variation under domestication.— Alleged tendency to reversion.—Instances.—Sterility of hybrids. ..."

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