Gallinaceous

  • 11gallinaceous — gal·li·na·ceous …

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  • 12gallinaceous — gal•li•na•ceous [[t]ˌgæl əˈneɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. orn belonging or pertaining to the order Galliformes, comprising ground feeding domestic or game birds, as chickens, turkeys, grouse, quail, and pheasants • Etymology: 1775–85; < L gallīnāceus… …

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  • 13gallinaceous — /gæləˈneɪʃəs / (say galuh nayshuhs) adjective 1. relating to or resembling the domestic fowls. 2. belonging to the group or order Galliformes, which includes the domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, partridges, etc. Also, gallinacean. {Latin… …

  • 14gallinaceous —   a. like pheasants and domestic fowls; belonging to the order of birds including those …

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  • 15gallinaceous — adj. of or relating to the order Galliformes, which includes domestic poultry, pheasants, partridges, etc. Etymology: L gallinaceus f. gallina hen f. gallus cock …

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  • 16Gallinaceous Search —    Turkeys’ legs, feet, wings and beak adapted for important activities …

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  • 17gallinaceous bird — noun heavy bodied largely ground feeding domestic or game birds • Syn: ↑gallinacean • Hypernyms: ↑bird • Hyponyms: ↑domestic fowl, ↑fowl, ↑poultry, ↑jungle fowl …

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  • 18galliform — ▪ order of birds Introduction    any of the gallinaceous (that is, fowl like or chickenlike (chicken)) birds (bird). The order includes about 290 species, of which the best known are the turkeys (turkey), chickens, quail, partridge, pheasant and… …

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  • 19Galliformes — Temporal range: Eocene Recent, 45–0 Ma …

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  • 20Sage-grouse — Taxobox name = Sage grouse image caption = Adult male greater sage grouse regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes superordo = Galloanserae ordo = Galliformes familia = Tetraonidae (disputed) genus = Centrocercus …

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