gallinacean

Noun
Synonyms: gallinaceous bird

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Noun (1)

  1. heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birdsSynonyms: gallinaceous birdType of birdKinds domestic fowl, game bird, jungle fowl, columbiform bird, chachalaca, hoatzin, megapode, guan, curassow, ocellated turkeyParts comb, cockscombMember of Galliformes, order Galliformes
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Gal′li·na′cean noun

Zoology One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous birds.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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