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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.
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
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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