peafowl
peafowl · peafowls · peafowl
павлин
Pfau
A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the malesA bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).
/ˈpiːˌfaʊl/
Meaning
1 sensesA bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).
Pfau
павли́нpavlín
More definitions
- very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
pheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo:
Origin
From pea (“peacock”) + fowl. Compare Icelandic páfugl (“peafowl”), Swedish påfågel (“peafoFrom pea (“peacock”) + fowl. Compare Icelandic páfugl (“peafowl”), Swedish påfågel (“peafowl”), Danish påfugl (“peafowl”).
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Forms
plural: peafowls / peafowlSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird:bird of Juno
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedgreen peafowl
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular