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Definition of Peafowl
1. Noun. Very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird.
Generic synonyms: Pheasant
Group relationships: Genus Pavo, Pavo
Specialized synonyms: Pea-chick, Peachick, Peacock, Peahen, Blue Peafowl, Pavo Cristatus, Green Peafowl, Pavo Muticus
Definition of Peafowl
1. n. The peacock or peahen; any species of Pavo.
Definition of Peafowl
1. Noun. (rare) A pheasant of the genus ''Pavo'' or ''Afropavo'', notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock. The cry is "meow" (like cats), "kee-o" or "iyaan". ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peafowl
1. a large pheasant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Peafowl
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Peafowl
Literary usage of Peafowl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Large and Small Game of Bengal and the North-western Provinces of India by John Henry Baldwin (1877)
"THIS bird is so well known, and so closely resembles the peafowl often seen in
our own farmyards, that it is needless for me to describe it. ..."
2. The Indian Forester (1887)
"TIGER AND peafowl. SCARABS. IT is perhaps generally thought that the presence of
peafowl on the ground indicates that there is no tiger in the immediate ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"In the unpopulated districts of the interior, the tiger, leopard, elephant, stag,
peafowl, and numerous species of reptiles abound. ..."
4. Perak and the Malays: "sārong" and "krīs." by John Frederick Adolphus McNair (1878)
"Birds—The Argus pheasant—Cooey—-Fatal crowing—Quail—peafowl—The peacock of the
Old Testament—Artificial hatching- Talking birds—Pets—Humming and sun ..."
5. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"It is very fearless, taking sheep, goats, monkeys, peafowl, etc., prowling around
villages, and seizing dogs even in tents and houses. ..."
6. Webster's Primary School Dictionary: A Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster (1892)
"Male of the peafowl. Peach (pech), vt To Impeach. — Pea'lowl', n. ... Female of
the peafowl. Pe'flal (pe'dal), a. Pertaining to a foot.— Ped'al (pid'al), n. ..."
7. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"DESCRIPTIVE NOTES peafowl or peacock. The peafowl or peacock represents the ...
The common or grey-winged peafowl is the one generally seen throughout the ..."
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