junglefowl
Any of four semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds of the genus Gallus, native to…Any of four semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds of the genus Gallus, native to southeast Asia, including the red junglefowl or domestic chicken.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of four semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds of the genus Gallus, native to southeast Asia, including the red junglefowl or domestic chicken.
The red junglefowl is said to be the original “chicken” from which all domestic chickens are descended, based on comments and observations made by Darwin.
Origin
From jungle + fowl.From jungle + fowl.
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Forms
plural: junglefowl / junglefowlsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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